Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The free and open source software, which is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) , guides users through a series of step-by-step interview wizards, based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation.

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Guam Conservancy Software Help 124

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

After the session, she asked to reuse the game locally and I asked her to just let me know how it went: I recently facilitated a day long meeting with a group of 7 different community media centers in California. The goal of the day was to develop a collaborative grant proposal for a project that would be pertinent and beneficial to each CMC.

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Game Community Impact Media 195

Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

I think we have all come to realize that just adding a minority seat to your board of directors, or consciously making an attempt to fill that open position with someone from a different cultural background, simply isn’t enough. Have an open door policy, and really mean it. The five tips included: Create diversity networks.

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Demonstration Articulate Culture Reflection 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I’m honored to be included on a panel proposed by him, along with Carrie Rice , called “ How to Conquer Technology Distraction and Burnout and Be More Present for Yourself, Team, and Organization for the 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference. (If I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie.

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Life Arts Digital Work 74

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

A place that truly sees these initiatives as part of their mission to serve their local community. Today, an interview with Shelley Bernstein , the Manager of Information Systems at the Brooklyn Museum, and the engine behind that museum’s fabulous forays into Web 2.0. Flickr photos and Youtube videos are open and available to all.

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Museum Interview Flickr YouTube 27

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

So then you’re opening with curiosity, which we’ll talk about some more, but that’s the tie-down, and then asking an avid skier, so what’s the best way to showcase the mission as an avid skier, excuse me, what’s the best way to showcase the mission of preserving nature? What are your thoughts on this?”

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People Community Video Podcast 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. Gregg Swanson from HumaniNet picks out a few projects that are based on collaboration/partnership and a track of record of doing projects like the one proposed. Open Source Software is Fair Trade !

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NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For Fiver, this means pulling client testimonials from thank you letters written by program participants or through phone interviews with families. Give Local worked with other organizations to highlight nonprofits during the holiday season. Craft a strong appeal by sourcing your content early. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit.

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. The proposed call agenda is here. New (to me) Blogs Blau Exchange is posting interviews with interesting ict-minded folks and occasional research and presentations. Check out the interview with Alexandra Samuels.

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Summary Nptech Tag Conversation 50

Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

I know this because I recently did a review of four major gift proposals for clients, and of the four, only one (yes, only one) had any emotion in it. For decades, we’ve been saying that you must use your board to open up doors. Vendors, public partners, and local media are often overlooked as door openers.

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Donation Build Gift Nonprofit 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. Can you share some of the outreach strategies?

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Minnesota Contest Ideas Open 103

Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

We dodge opportunities to write whenever we can, though we never cease to smile when we open our mailboxes and dis­cover a handwritten letter addressed to us. A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. Is the text well formatted? Thought flow?

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Tips Sample Nonprofit Skills 97

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So when you think about impact, think about the fact that people don’t want to just support your existence just because, you know, keep those doors open, keep the lights on. “Well, thanks to this $20,000, there are 12 local artists who have a place to hang their artwork.” Does that make sense? So you raised $20,000.

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Report Measure Process Impact 82

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And we’re going to see what kind of shortfalls there are from a state and local perspective in the coming years because of COVID, but hoping that some of the other federal funds that we’re receiving through ARPA can try to help stop the bleeding a little bit. And as I said, these are not necessarily all federal.

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Grant Build Video Strategy 119

sgEngage

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the employment context alone, from increased use of chatbots in hiring applications and AI-enabled assessments of applicant interviews to keystroke monitoring that gauges productivity and employee uses of generative AI to write reports or perform numerous other tasks, AI-related tools are poised to transform how work is done.

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Trend Law Minnesota Captivate 70

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Instead, she went out into local neighborhoods with low-income families and lousy schools and asked parents how they felt about their kids'' science education. Many of them don''t have the clothes required to go to a job interview. Most of the walls are clear, so the space feels open, welcoming, and safely overseen.

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St. Louis Museum Audience Teen 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. They're encouraging folks to submit proposals. (I'll be delivering the keynote, my first in a virtual 3d environment.).

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Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91

Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Instead, she went out into local neighborhoods with low-income families and lousy schools and asked parents how they felt about their kids' science education. Many of them don't have the clothes required to go to a job interview. Most of the walls are clear, so the space feels open, welcoming, and safely overseen.

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St. Louis Audience Teen Museum 53

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

I interviewed Steven on my podcast, Smart Communications Podcast, about his book. Maybe, if you’re really lucky, you’ll get me to show up for a free event like an open house or something on Zoom. You should practice what you teach, which is, you know, be open and learn and grow. Well, you should be learning too.

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Build Video New York City Communication 125

NTEN

APRIL 8, 2015

Ignite proposals will open in the fall. We are excited to move in a direction that enables more content to be captured and shared from the NTC, as the online component allows for people near and far who are unable to attend locally to still have access to the conference. There''s always more we can do, though.

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NTC San Jose Report Austin 36

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

But when you see it flying, unfettered in the open sky, you’ll undoubtedly think it is one of the most beautiful sights you’ll ever witness. It was a packed hearing and all these people were bringing up challenges (to the proposal). It’s the largest flying bird in North America. via Stephanie La Loggia. January 2, 2009. Get another!

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California San Diego Impact Story 95

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

And so we don’t want those predictions to come through at all, and grant funding is one way literally to help you keep the doors open. And I know some of my clients are very local. They do very local work, and it’s only the small local foundations that are interested, at least initially, in funding them.

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Grant Video Donor Foundation 102

Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Back in 1995, in the early days of the internet, a San Francisco innovator named Craig Newmark started a small email distribution list for friends, highlighting local events across the Bay Area. The open and direct connections among individual users would allow for the efficient exchange of goods, services, and information.

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Platform Technology United States New York 140

Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

You’ll recall this interview , and this post , and this one. I just read the news for today at my local newspaper’s online addition. Early days – proposal stage… but will happen! As far as ‘buzz director’ goes… I do need to unpick what I mean a little more (a *lot* more).

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Flickr Charity Social Media Hurricane 40

Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2008

MN150 is a newish permanent exhibition (opened in Oct 2007) at the Minnesota History Center that marks the sesquicentennial of Minnesota with 150 of “the most influential forces in the state’s history.” We had success with another exhibit with an unusual format called open house in which the visitor experience is pretty open-ended.

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Interview Minnesota Museum History 21

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I had the opportunity to interview her on March 6th for the Big Vision Podcast, and have included an edited transcript of the interview below. I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems.

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Global Fund Interview United States 44