ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

One way they do this is by building mutually beneficial relationships with businesses that are also interested in positively impacting local communities. Such a relationship can be very profitable, both in terms of financial support and social gain. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

The Truth About Donor Research This comes from the report Money for Good: The US Market Opportunity for Impact Investments and Charitable Gifts from Individual Donor and Investors. Get the latest data on email open rates, social media usage, email churn, and more. A lot of good information about how donors research their giving to nonprofits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

With our CEOs support, this is my teams best opportunity to gain commitment from stakeholders on resourcing and supporting our programs priorities. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? Im a new leader, managing a young program with high expectations. Its fantastic work – very intense and rewarding.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

If its the latter, your chances of developing financial support and clientele might be limited. What used to be a fairly simple process now requires a clear mission and core of support with significant support documentation. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? In others, they are among several.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

The Collaboration Prize itself is a joint effort by several pioneering organizations: The Lodestar Foundation has partnered with the AIM Alliance , the Foundation Center , La Piana Consulting , and other foundation and nonprofit leaders to support the 2011 Prize. Support each other. Two heads are better than one, right?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2011

I once envisioned something I called an Autism Mir where families with Autistic relatives could form a community dedicated to, no only shared support, but also providing a Home for the Adult Autistics once the parents are too old, or gone. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

More and more people are reading content, your content, via RSS through tools like Google Reader so make it easy to find on every page of your site. Tip : Use Google FeedBurner which will allow people to subscribe via RSS or email. Another Tip : Not sure how to get RSS from the Blackbaud Sphere CMS. Not sure what RSS is?

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Care2

MAY 2, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The survey supported the concern that nonprofits fail to maximize their marketing potential.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

When asked their feelings about this relationship, approximately 1 in 4 CEOs responded with very positive statements (paraphrased) such as: Chair is supportive and helpful. Inconsistent, if any, support. Provide support. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? The challenge? Keeping up with the Chair.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Human sustainability is a social construction and social media the havey equipment that supports that consturction. Reduced operating costs, increased productivity, use less energy and water; improved health due to improved air quality; reduced environmental impact. “Social media is just PR with new tools. 350: robust advocacy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. What else are you working on?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

use your RSS reader. How do you use a RSS feed like a rockstar? pull in hashtags from Twitter into the RSS reader (pull in the RSS of a search.twitter.com result). over time have gotten other metrics and impact from working on this goal. Learning: evaluating what is being said and what information is needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

How do your supporters (and potential supporters) view your organization? How are technologies and social trends impacting your supporters? Are you currently using RSS Reader? Some Macusers like Twitterific , which supports multiple Twitter accounts. Is it positive or negative? If so, what reader?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

For listening to become an organization wide activity and more impact, it needs to be part of the organization's culture. Listening is typically used by nonprofits to provide better customer service, correct misconceptions, and other ways to support external audiences. That happens when leaders model and encourage it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

In fact, the study found that 75% of senior managers support taking NMI courses and 60% pay all or part of the tuition for their staff. ▼ April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? Therefore, they prefer to hire experienced professionals—or those who have training in nonprofit leadership and management skills.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

High-quality nonprofit and philanthropic research requires financial investments at a level few funders are willing to support; yet these investments are a must. Our goal is for stakeholders to view us as the credible source of knowledge and tools for those who lead, manage and support nonprofits. Sources: ^ [1] Ryman, Anne.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Supporting Healthy Choices. Bedsider was started as support network operated by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. candidate at University of Pittsburgh, demonstrated FracTracker , an app that maps impacts of oil and gas extraction sites through crowdsourcing. Check out the website today.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

When your organization is going through major transition it’s important to keep your supporters in the loop and address their concerns. Soon after Google acquired PostRank, a powerful RSS tool, without warning the service stopped accepting new accounts. Change is hard. Tips to Ease Transition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2008

How do your supporters (and potential supporters) view your organization? How are technologies and social trends impacting your supporters? Are you currently using RSS Reader? Is it positive or negative? What are they saying about your organization? What do they think about your issue area? If so, what reader?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

In our recent Arizona Giving and Volunteering* research, we asked respondents if they could recall a decision to stop giving to an organization they had previously supported. 65% said that the reason they stopped supporting the nonprofit was because they no longer felt connected to the organization. It's a nice trade.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

With or without my direction, as well as the direction and support of faculty, staff, and all that ASU has to offer, they are ready to make their own path. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? I wonder, will their hard work create a better life for others? Will they make any difference to the world?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. How research or any type of findings are packaged and presented can impact how readily the knowledge is put into practice.".

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to subscribe Have an rss feed. Put a prompt to subscribe by rss and email at the top of your blog. Staff and supporters' opinions. Track your impact Possible ways to measure impact are (just pick a few): Subscribers (you can see this by burning your feed with Feedburner). Press mentions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Often, perceptions about support from major funders will influence a nonprofits management strategies and how it addresses challenges. But can we talk candidly about our options to support that growth financially? ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? So why do we do it? All You Need is Love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

You can listen with google alerts, technorati, twitter, and RSS readers. By making a human connection with people online, you can influence their perception of your brand and help them find meaningful, relevant ways to support your mission. Let me define the categories for you. Key skill is pattern analysis. 5 hours per week).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2009

These sites should be working together using technology like RSS feeds. Techies getting more socially engaged Q: Many people in the tech field want more meaning and more social impact for their lives. That's by no means as exhaustive list, but a big deal for me to support people who serve. A: More will be revealed.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. Peter Campbell leveraged RSS to pull the tagged items into nptech. Consider the answers, as well as your budget and human resources, and then determine what is required to support the network. Should you support their use of existing tools, or create a new space?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The best way to think of it as taking a little chunk of your marketing plan that supports your marketing goals, but incorporates social media. You don’t want to create an extra program or extra work, it has to support your existing marketing goals. It is used to take photographs so they have more visual interest and impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

The 21 Featured Projects will have the benefit and challenge of being reviewed by experts in technology, economic sustainability, and social impact. An excellent primer about RSS in Teaching Hacks Wiki that looks at RSS in terms of different outcomes - productivity, professional development, community building, and others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2008

RSS Readers. By making a human connection with people online, you can influence their perception of your brand and help them find meaningful, relevant ways to support your. Listening: Knowing what is being said online about your organization and the field. you work in. Tools: Monitoring. Social Bookmarking. Tools: Commenting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

No limit on the number of people who can express their support for your nonprofit by becoming your fan. Integrate your blog /web site content via Blog RSS Feed Reader. If you don’t get these things right chances are you will have less of an impact on the community of people you are trying to engage and impact.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

On the site, you can already read the bill, see the big breakdowns of how the money is being spent , and explore the projected timeline for implementation and impact. That's what turns a one-time donor into a long-term supporter. . My favorite bit so far is the jobs map. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

By using tagging and RSS extension programs are able to exchange information and share content freely. Outreach for your program or to connect with potential supporters. Later I'll show you how an efficient way to keep tabs on your watchlists using a RSS Reader). Step 5: RSS As Information Coping Tool. It's messy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

then:- - buy hardware that is supported (unless you are a developer or tinkerer) - use software that is not proprietary its easy. it is particularly sad because its still virtually impossible to spend grant money on GNU/Linux support, people like to fund shiny hologram boxes. Hardly going to buy much paid support!

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2009

Check out this OneWorld workshop on March 26th from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM at the Benton Foundation, which will discuss best practices on email communications, blogs, RSS feeds and social media and how to synchronize them. UNICEF Launches the Tap Project to Rally Support for Clean Drinking Water. MobileActive Seeks Women in Social Mobile.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The Case Foundation is in the middle of a month-long series called “Gear Up for Giving” to provide social media tutorials to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness, catalyze civic action and cultivate new supporters and donors for their causes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? Site Map Accessibility Contact Site Setup RSS Feed Copyright & Trademark Accessibility Privacy Emergency Contact ASU ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation College of Public Programs | Arizona State University | University Center Mail Code 4120 411 N.

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