TechImpact

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Accepting donations, tracking volunteers , and promoting events are all done online and without a formal search engine optimization plan (SEO) plan, your nonprofit could be left out of a lot of online searches. Your keywords should be evenly distributed between your content and your headlines to make the biggest impact online.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

While this type of feedback is always worth exploring, it’s especially important to ground your nonprofit’s rebranding decisions in audience research to ensure any changes you make to your current brand will produce the impacts you desire. Library of existing content. Consider creating a detailed timeline for rebranding.

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2015

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Inspired by National Volunteer Week, NTEN took a few hours of work time to volunteer in our local communities. Inspired by National Volunteer Week, NTEN took a few hours of work time to volunteer in our local communities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. When librarian Dianne Connery came to the library a few years ago, she found a classic small town library situated in a converted post office building with the requisite institutional green paint job.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On February 16th in Los Altos, California, I shared these thoughts on Robin Seaman’s impact on the world with her family and friends at her Celebration of Life. However, I'm here to spotlight the impact Robin had on millions of people who never had the pleasure of meeting her personally. The sister, the aunt, the friend, the mentor.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Welcome to TechSoup’s Mobile Impact Webinar Series 2014. Our first webinar in this series, which took place on May 8, 2014, was called Mobile Impact 101: Taking Your Cause Mobile. What the Mobile Impact 101 Webinar Covered. Upcoming Webinars in the Mobile Impact Series. Acteva: Mobile Technology Impacts NPOs.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Nonprofit storytelling lets donors and volunteers know that they are making an impact and making life better for real people. Donors and volunteers don’t support you so you can buy a new printer or move into a better building. Was there a measurable impact? It connects with the emotions.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The app includes journals and trackers to allow parents to record important information about their journey, a glossary of commonly used terms, a community and resource library, a directory of NICU family support partners, a postpartum checkup, and more. To date, more than 400,000 pages of records have been transcribed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. The Bookshare breakthrough was to put our users in charge of the collection; we created a crowd-sourced library built by and for the people it serves. copyright law.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 6, 2021

Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is eliminating hundreds of hours per year in data entry and creating transparency between volunteers and donors through VolunteerHub’s integration with Blackbaud’s Altru. On average, the Gardens utilize the support of 1600-1700 volunteers per year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising. Use the Foundation Directory at the library or a university to find foundations out of state.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

TechSoup Global has a clearly defined goal of providing nonprofits, charities and libraries with modern, discounted copies of today’s hottest Adobe, Microsoft, Cisco and Intuit products. The post How 3 Nonprofits Use Technology To Accomplish Their Missions appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

It refurbishes IT equipment to very high standards with a largely volunteer workforce, and it is a model program for responsible export of refurbished IT equipment in to developing countries. Global Impact of InterConnection's Programs. Building Quality Refurbished Computers with Volunteers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Zach Bryant The change happened when Zach was in high school and his Assistive Technology teacher introduced him to Benetech’s Bookshare library. I don’t wait for my books for new classes; I search the library and find them myself.” Now, with the Skoll Foundation’s matching support, your gift will have far more impact!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Overall, this work has helped to empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience, and amplify their impact. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7 To date, more than 400,000 pages of records have been transcribed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. First, I’ll cover our biggest fundraising effort of the year: individual philanthropy is crucial to us; it’s the portion that makes 10X impact possible!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2011

The committee supports non-profit organizations that create a positive impact on the community, support education, and the environment with a focus on employee-supported organizations, the Colorado Front Range, and financially disadvantaged populations. The committee provides both financial and in-kind support to organizations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. Bookshare titles range from vocational to research to teacher-recommended reading.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2021

A ton of good works are done through churches, libraries, social entrepreneurs, and people just paying a kindness forward. They are also a perennial source of volunteers for nonprofit causes. A part of the charitable sector we honestly haven't paid enough attention to is mutual aid and benefit societies around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

For instance, we ask, how can we harness the power of technology for positive social impact; and how can we mitigate the risks to privacy and civil rights posed by the age of big data? Case in point: our accessible online library, Bookshare. As toolmakers, our ultimate impact is measured by what other people build with our tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. In the U.S.,

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

This means rallying not only your staff and volunteers around your nonprofit’s mission, but also your board. They just need to feel engaged in your organization’s mission and be given the necessary tools and support to maximize their impact. Let’s begin. Involving your board members in nonprofit strategic planning can help.

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

The similarities end here because the potential scale of the reach and impact are incomparable. You never know who has anti-vaccine videos buried in their content libraries. ” Organizers, volunteers, and activists will beat back our conservative opponents. Search key terms and hashtags and see whose content grabs you.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We get a huge amount of pro bono assistance from the legal profession, both because of our social impact as a nonprofit, and because of the challenging and interesting issues we tackle. Many of our projects turn on legal questions, and our attorneys are a core part of figuring out solutions that will have real positive impact on society.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Take an #UNSelfie and share how you will make an impact this year! It's #GivingTuesday and your gift can have a direct impact on our mission. My #GivingTuesday #unselfie goes to @LBPLFoundation because libraries are still critical to literacy in our community pic.twitter.com/ZC1N49U6Mp — Kate (@KAzarPD). November 29, 2016.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Join Tech Impact's Jordan McCarthy on November 15 to learn about this free data visualization tool from Microsoft. Fix It at the Library with DIY Repair Programs. Making is all the rage at public libraries. Come to this free webinar on November 16 to learn how repair programs are being offered in public libraries.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Schedule groups of volunteers at different times to wash cars for a fixed donation amount and make sure signage pointing to the car wash is clearly visible from the road. Pub quiz Everyone loves a bit of trivia!

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Ensure that your new blog content is well formatted and encourages readers to take a next step, like making a donation or signing up for a virtual volunteer opportunity. This strategy allows you to make full use of your website’s blog as an outlet for showcasing your accomplishments, your donors’ impact, and your gratitude.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We celebrated the tenth anniversary of Bookshare—both online and with in real life—with gatherings of users, volunteers, partners, employees, and friends throughout the year. But doing the same thing in 2017, or even in 2013, isn’t an option if we want to best serve our users and increase our impact in a changing world.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Then imagine how this teaching can impact children's lives, transforming their journey through life. How do you get folks to volunteer their time? The nonprofit The World is Fun shows us a great option: make volunteering fun and easy. Best Library Story — Libraries Transform Teaser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Volunteer on a project together.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . When the pandemic hit, BGCA quickly realized they needed to rethink their entire service delivery model in order to continue making an impact. Watch On Demand.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

Being the good” doesn’t mean that you’re a perpetual volunteer stuck in the same position forever. It used to be that you needed to enroll at a local school or spend hours in the library to learn new skills. You don’t need to spend hours searching the library for the best books to learn about specific topics anymore.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

Airbnb Social Impact Experiences. We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. Airbnb, the online community for booking unique homes and travel experiences around the world, recently launche social impact experiences. Mobile Beacon.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2012

What’s the sure fire way to make certain your constituents continue to volunteer for your cause – ensure they are emotionally invested to the organization. Higher engagement of volunteers yields a more significant commitment to the cause and subsequently higher fundraising dollars for the organization.

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