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An Opportunity for Hope, Strength, and Joy

DipJar

Since 1986, Make-A-Wish ® Iowa has been providing moments of joy and glimmers of hope for families coping with critical illnesses. We spoke with Natalie Brecht and Lexi Konig, the Director of Events and Marketing and Communications Manager, respectively, to learn how Make-A-Wish Iowa has navigated the past two years. She saved the day!

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DipJar Helps Nonprofits Raise Millions in 2021

DipJar

Here are two examples that highlight December fundraising efforts to date: Make-A-Wish Iowa – For more than 35 years, the Iowa chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has been helping children with critical illnesses – and the families and care teams that support them – create bright memories in hard times.

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Nucleus named data analytics solution of the Association Laboratory Research Alliance

Gravitate

Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives. And State Societies, including: California SAE. Colorado SAE. Empire State SAE. Florida SAE. Georgia SAE. Indiana SAE. Mid-Atlantic SAE. New York SAE. Tennessee SAE. Wisconsin SAE.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

The Iowa Women’s Foundation. The Iowa Women’s Foundation. The Iowa Women’s Foundation is committed to improving the lives of Iowa’s women and girls. Areas served: Iowa. The Hadassah Foundation. Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples. Mary’s Pence. Wallace Global Fund. Valentine Foundation.

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Conferencing Virtually with Libraries in Iowa

Tech Soup Blog

It was such a success that in January of 2009, they hosted the second Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference (ISLOC): a conference that librarians and trustees from even the smallest libraries could attend without ever leaving their home or office.

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DipJar’s Giving Trend Reports: Q2 2022

DipJar

A few recent examples include the Utah Pride Center , the Humane Society of SW Michigan , and Make-a-Wish Iowa. Successful DipJar customers can be found in every corner of the country. Very different regions, very different missions, but all benefiting from the easy-to-use DipJar technology. 2022 Aggregate Donations by Region and Quarter .

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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?

Candid

. $139,771.00. 104,160.00. Connecticut. 144,692.00. 100,755.50. 108,885.00. 112,104.00. 111,948.00. 111,829.00. South Dakota. 101,964.50.

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What strategies can nonprofits implement to successfully navigate disruption?

ASU Lodestar Center

An Iowa native, Vicki resides and works along the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa, with her husband, Jeff. Holding a bachelor’s in music education from Wartburg College, she spends her summer months traveling with 200 youth performing in stadiums across the country.

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If you build it they will come, IF…

NetWits

It’s a great (well not sure you can really call any movie with Kevin Costner great, but bear with me) movie about an Iowa farmer who hears a voice saying, “If you build it, he will come,” and decides to build a baseball field. Many of us have seen the movie Field of Dreams.

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NetCentric Advocacy: Time to Revisit: Iowa Electronic Markets ~ Current Markets: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Markets

Network-Centric Advocacy

Main | Lessons from Online Community Summit « Connectable Dots » October 09, 2007 Time to Revisit: Iowa Electronic Markets ~ Current Markets: 2008 U.S. the latest national polling is NYT and CBS (sept 4-9) has a Dem landslide (48% Dem to 32% REP) Link: Iowa Electronic Markets ~ Current Markets: 2008 U.S. The IEM 2008 U.S.

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How can nonprofits increase employee satisfaction while upholding organizational expectations?

ASU Lodestar Center

She received her undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa and has worked as a Child Life Specialist for the past seven years. Kerner resides in Windsor Heights, Iowa, with her husband and daughter. She loves to spend time with family, travel and hike.

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Yaayyyy! Obama Won in Iowa!

Have Fun - Do Good

[I]t's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential - and become full-grown. -- Barack Obama I'm very excited!!!! You can get an Obama shirt, like the one I'm wearing, at the Obama Store.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

Tech Soup Blog

Crisis Intervention Service serves 15 counties in north central Iowa. Crisis Intervention Service shared the following with Caravan Studios: "Our program serves a primarily rural 15-county area in north central Iowa. We will honor the memory of Iowans who have lost their lives as a result of domestic abuse in Iowa."

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills.

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Nonprofit Audit 101

The NonProfit Times

We cover a lot of ground in the guide, including: Types and formats of audits Common misconceptions Three stages of an audit What happens if fraud is discovered Red flags for your auditor How technology can ensure a smoother audit What happens if fraud is discovered First Name * Last Name * Company * Email * Phone * Address * Street Address Address (..)

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Nonprofit Audit 101

The NonProfit Times

Street Address. Address Line 2.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

Jen earned a bachelor’s of recreation management from University of Northern Iowa. In her free time Jen enjoys any and all outdoor activities, gardening and visiting the local farmers market.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

Areas served: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. PRISM (Promoting Rural Interconnections for Sexual Minorities) grants support to rural LGBTQ+ organizations from across PFund’s five-state service area. Alliance for Full Acceptance.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup Blog

I was lucky enough to be part of the team that won marriage equality in Iowa in 2009. Team Lambda Legal joined the RAGBRAI Bike Ride through Iowa in July, carrying the message of equality across the state and sharing stories via social media. We were faced with opposition from a variety of groups.

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A simple, but profound, change in how we think about volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

Lisa Humenik has a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit leadership and has been a member of the faculty for the nonprofit management certificate program at Iowa State University Extension and for the volunteer management certificate program at the Union Institute in Cincinnati.

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Fundraising Success Story: Couple Raises Money to Adopt a Child with Teespring

Tech Soup Blog

Shelley is a news reporter for KWWL in eastern Iowa and maintains the blog This Family’s Journey where she chronicles stories from her and her husband Chris’ marriage. Since mid-March, Chris and Shelley Russell have raised $1,810 by selling custom t-shirts online.

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Boosting Campaigns' Impact on Members of Congress

Care2

One very revealing panel included Eric Jones, the top technology person for Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, who provided tips and advice about ways that online organizers might boost their campaigns' impact on members of Congress and their staffers.

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Better Than 'Survivor': Wild Drama Hooks Viewers On Nest Web Cams : NPR

AFP Blog

Today, the bald eagle camera he set up in Decorah, Iowa, is one of the most-watched in the country. Better Than ''Survivor'': Wild Drama Hooks Viewers On Nest Web Cams : NPR : "It''s a good combination. Preservation is what drew Bob Anderson and the Raptor Resource Project into nest cams more than a decade ago.

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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Deepa Kunapuli

NTEN

She''s a proud graduate of the University of Iowa and spends her free time at dance class. Previously, she ran online programs for the New Organizing Institute, trained thousands of progressive organizers in digital best practices, and ran online constituency outreach for the 2012 Obama campaign.

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Best Strategies for Winning Advocacy Victories

Care2

Congress effectively will be Eric Jones, the IT director for Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa. The power of social media for boosting online advocacy. Joining the session on targeting the U.S. Discover strategies to inspire and mobilize activists online – all without leaving your desktop. Register today before it fills up.

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11NTC: Reporters Are People Too

Tech Soup Blog

Matt Denner of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement gave a crash course on free ways to monitor media coverage of your nonprofit. In his talk, If a Press Release Falls in the Forest, Does it Make a Sound? At the beginning of the session, Matt polled the audience in ways that we were currently monitoring media coverage.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Gift Catalogue – Obama Style

See3

I received an email just now from the Iowa State Director of the Obama campaign. In his email he tells me that they have opened up their budgets and now I can sponsor a specific aspect of their Iowa campaign. Tens of thousands of personal letters and emails poured in from across the country to our Iowa Precinct Captains and volunteers.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » O-Bama, O-Bama, O-Bama

See3

A Black guy wins the Iowa caucus. Whether he goes on to win the nomination and becomes president or not, the fact that Barack Obama won in Iowa, a 95% white state, says something about the ability of Americans, especially younger Americans, to put race aside. That is so 21rst Century. according to CNN. That is an amazing number.

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No Trees Were Harmed in the Making of this Conference

Tech Soup Blog

Librarian Tena Hanson recently posted an account of her experience organizing the Iowa Small Library Online Conference on our TechSoup for Libraries site. It's a relatively new medium, so reviews on them are mixed, for instance Judith Hurwitz's " What's the future of the virtual conference?

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Use Online Surveys to Schedule Meetings and Poll Your Constituents

Tech Soup Blog

Tena is the Director of the Milford Public Library in Iowa and she uses Doodle to schedule her meetings remotely. Trying to pull a group of people together for a meeting, but they are spread out all over town, or the state or even the world? Instead of banging your head against the wall, consider following Tena Hanson's lead.

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The Bora Connection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He is a Cambodian studying in the US in Iowa. Meet Vuth Bora. He joined my cause early on. Not quite sure how, but he is friends with Mongkol on Facebook. The first person to join the Sharing Foundation cause was another adoptive parent. I didn't know she was on facebook. Her husband wrote a book called the " The Bora Boys."

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The Cost of Starting a Nonprofit in Every State

NonProfit Hub

Iowa business tax registration: varies based on tax accounts and licenses. Illinois charitable registration: $15. Incorporation: $30. 501(c): $400 or $850 IRS fee. Form BT-1 (business tax application): $25 for sales tax license, if required. Incorporation: $20. 501(c): $400 or $850 IRS fee. Incorporation: $20. Optional $20 expedite fee.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, April 17-23

Tech Soup Blog

Conferencing Virtually : The Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference. From the TechSoup Community: TeleGreen Your Work Campaign (Week One). EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Article: Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing. Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work. TechSoup Blog.

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NetCentric Advocacy: Reporter in NH sees the "Network-centric" Obama campaign

Network-Centric Advocacy

For Obama, its a question of whether more of the same will deliver a victory in New Hampshire, which has decidedly different demographics than Iowa. Before the Iowa. For Obama, its a question of whether more of the same will deliver a victory in New Hampshire, which has decidedly different demographics than Iowa.

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Staying in Touch with Staff and Colleagues, Virtually

Tech Soup Blog

In a post yesterday on our MaintainIT blog , Tena Hanson, the Director of the Milford Public Library in Milford, Iowa discussed how she and her peers used these tools in the face of decreased travel budgets and increased need for collaboration with libraries across the state. Tools Web 2.0

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New to TechSoup: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013

Tech Soup Blog

Check out how other nonprofits and charities, including the Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa , Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada , and the Carbon Disclosure Project , are using Dynamics CRM for more ideas on how it can help your organization. Case Studies. Consultants Databases data'

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Boot up and be counted | Beaconfire Wire

Allegiance Group

There’s a caucus calculator , to work you through the bizarre math they use in Iowa. Obama and Paul’s Facebook apps are using Facebook’s natural geotagging to allow you to remind your friends in Iowa to caucus (Paul’s is broken right now). Our members are sick and tired of this epidemic of robo calls.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (Again)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had the chance to meet with Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa last month, and tell him about Bookshare.org for ten minutes. But, like many social entrepreneurs, I'm beginning to figure out that being absent from the halls of policy is not serving our mission.

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Thank You Steve Dembo! Donor #18

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The foremost reason is that my mother-in-law, 3 sisters-in-law and brother-in-law all were the beneficiaries of a Habitat house in Iowa City, so I???ve After a little soul searching, I decided to adopt Habitat for Humanity. as the cause. s a few reasons. ve seen first hand just how incredible an organization it is.

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TH - Local News Article

AFP Blog

com, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and the Better Business Bureau of Greater Iowa. TH - Local News Article: "A Web site could forge new links between prospective donors and local nonprofit organizations in 2009.DubuqueGiving.org DubuqueGiving.org is a facet of the GoldPenny Project, a partnership between Dubuque365.com,

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