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What are Key Messages and How Can Nonprofits Use Them Effectively?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Here’s an example of a successful print campaign where every aspect reinforced the key messages: The New Israel Fund (NIF) was embarking on a $40M Legacy campaign in honor of their 40 th anniversary. NIF is dedicated to ensuring ALL citizens of Israel — Arabs and Jews alike — have equal rights in a shared society.

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3 Smart Branding Strategies for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

ALYN is a world-class hospital in Israel dedicated to the rehabilitation of permanently and temporarily disabled children. New Israel Fund. This planned giving campaign for the New Israel Fund lays out a future that potential donors yearn to see — equal rights for all Israeli citizens. ALYN Hospital. based charity bike ride.

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A Profile in Forbes Online by Shel Israel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was thrilled to be featured in Forbes Online in Shel Israel’s online column. The profile is here.

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Salesforce Employees & Tsofen Prepare Israel’s Arab Students for Jobs in Tech

Saleforce Nonprofit

Let’s zoom in on Israel; together with our partner, Tsofen , we are looking to ensure untapped talent can build social capital and achieve economic prosperity. Driven by a vision of a shared society, Tsofen aims to promote fair representation of Arabs in Israel’s booming hi-tech industry.

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Book Giveaway: Twitterville by Shel Israel (140 Characters of Twitterville Fame)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From the Flickr Twitterville Group Shel Israel has written a book called Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods. It's a great read! Fabulous storytelling. Better yet, I've got a couple of advanced copies to give away.

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Creating Public Transparency: Bringing GuideStar to Israel

NTEN

In early August, NPTech launched Guidestar Israel. It took almost five years to make GuideStar Israel a reality, and it is an incredible resource for Israeli nonprofit organizations. NPTech (established by JDC-Israel and Yad Hanadiv ) is the operating organization behind GuideStar Israel. What is GuideStar Israel? .

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Olmert chat is offered in unconventional charity drive | JPost | Israel News

AFP Blog

Olmert chat is offered in unconventional charity drive | JPost | Israel News : The nonprofit organization Aleh is offering a video chat with Olmert as the prize in an unconventional online raffle that will help fund a mobility hoist that provides safe and dignified transport of children with severe disabilities.'

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A Sneak Peak at Who Is Taking the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Israel 13.3%. Asian/Pacific Islander 2%. Black/African American 5.6%. Hispanic/Latino 4.6%. Native American 0%. White/Caucasian 83.3%. Top 10 Countries. United States 24.5%. Singapore 14%. Argentina 5.1%. United Kingdom 4.9%. Spain 3.7%. South Africa 3%. Australia 2.9%. Bangladesh 2.1%. 2018 Global NGO Technology Report.

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Local philanthropists look to power of the masses for gift-giving venture - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

AFP Blog

Local philanthropists look to power of the masses for gift-giving venture - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News : An Israeli-South African couple is hoping to convince even the most lackadaisical gift-givers to donate to charity online with a few simple clicks.

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Daily DoGooder: I Gotta’ Love You Rosh Hashana

See3

Gotta’ Love You Rosh Hashana | 2:02 Birthright Israel A little New Years fun for our Jewish friends in this music video from Birthright Israel, which offers the gift of free, first-time educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. Change the world, one video at a time.I Enjoy and Happy [.].

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Experiential Leadership Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called “ Reality Storytellers ” hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. We stayed in amazing places and enjoyed incredible meals by some of the top Chefs in Israel. topics, issues, and activites all linked to a respective location and a story.

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Why the Nonprofit Work Ethic Is Outdated and Needs to Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called “ Reality Storytellers ” hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. This information was given to artist Paulina Correa who created a visual from the interview which was presented to us upon our departure from Israel.

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Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Has your fund-raising video raised money? | The Fundermentalist | JTA - Jewish & Israel News

AFP Blog

The Fundermentalist | JTA - Jewish & Israel News: "Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Has your fund-raising video raised money?By Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Has your fund-raising video raised money? | By Jacob Berkman  July 9, 2010The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Prospecting blog is running a series called “Fund-Raising Videos that Work.'

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Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Has your fund-raising video raised money? | The Fundermentalist | JTA - Jewish & Israel News

AFP Blog

The Fundermentalist | JTA - Jewish & Israel News: "Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Has your fund-raising video raised money?By Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Has your fund-raising video raised money? | By Jacob Berkman  July 9, 2010The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Prospecting blog is running a series called “Fund-Raising Videos that Work.'

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Meet the Team: My Nonprofit Journey - Julia Bieniek

Charity Navigator

I have lived, studied, and volunteered at non-government organizations in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Chile, and Israel. My interest in community engagement brought me meaningful experiences throughout our global community.

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Finding Our Way With an Interactive Map

NTEN

NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation. At NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation, we were looking for a way to bring together their community around High Holiday celebrations. Morlie Levin.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

i, New York City, Northeastern Pennsylvania, San Francisco, and Israel (plus surrounding rural communities of listed cities). Areas served: US and Israel. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, 100 Women Charitable Foundation. Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous Peoples.

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TechCamp: Empowering Women Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on the underlying theme of women’s empowerment with a focus on education and entrepreneurship, the 70 participants of the Tel Aviv event included representatives of NGOs active in the fields of employment, education, women’s empowerment, consultancy, and tech training from all over Israel.

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Daily DoGooder: What Is Happiness To You?

See3

| 0:37 Leket Israel This cute animated clip, from Leket Israel, reminds us what is really basic to happiness; a full belly. Change the world, one video at a time.What Is Happiness To You? | This org rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributes it to nearly 300 nonprofit partners caring for the [.].

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Three Copies of Twitterville To Giveaway To Nonprofits: Leave A Comment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She told me that she was planning to get a copy of Shel Israel's book herself, but had seen my Tweet leading to this post about the nonprofit book giveaway for Shel Israel's book called Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods. I asked Betsy, why are you doing this?

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And the Twitterville Book Winners Are.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's some of the schwag and a copy of Shel Israels's Twitterville that I purchased at last night's #tbash , the launch party for the book. Shel Israel donated three books. And Congrats to Shel Israel on the launch of his book! I also had 17 copies to give away and delighted to meet United Linens and Walter Akana in person!

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Kindful

i, New York City, Northeastern Pennsylvania, San Francisco, and Israel (plus surrounding rural communities of listed cities). Areas served: US and Israel. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, 100 Women Charitable Foundation. Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous Peoples.

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Wiser Giving: What’s Your Giving Style?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Shel Israel describes social or goodwill fundraising (individual raising money and giving to causes) as the “ cult of generosity ” – I would like to call “ Individual Social Responsibility ” – like there is “Corporate Social Responsibility,” it is also important for individuals to be generous. Flickr Photo by Time Anchor.

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Nonprofits and Pinterest: Nonprofit Blog Carnival Round-up

Have Fun - Do Good

Pinterest: One Nonprofit's Story , Susan's Site • Marc van Gurp highlighted the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Israel's "Pinsulin" campaign. • Susan Chavez shared 4 ways she's using Pinterest with The Association of Junior Leagues International. Pinterest - What's It Good For?

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Happy 3rd Birthday Twitter: What was your first tweet?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Shel Israel, Twitterville Wikipedia Article on Twitter. My first Tweet: October 24, 2006 According to the TwitterFacts Blog , the first tweets of Twitter were sent three years ago today. I started using it 6 months after, but I didn't truly adopt the tool until 6 months later. What and when was your first tweet?

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New Playbook Resource: How To Engage Alumni

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Alumni Playbook was created by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation with significant contributions from AVODAH, Birthright Israel Excel, the Bronfman Fellowships, JDC-Entwine, Moishe House, ROI Community and Tevel b’Tzedek.

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Halcyon's By The People Festival: How One Organization is Using Data to Unite People Around Art

Everyaction

The festival offered a variety of experiences, from pop up art shows, to traditional galleries, to academic dialogues about topics such as human connection in the digital realm and achieving peace between Israel and and Palestine, to a virtual reality art hunt.

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How One Nonprofit Senior Staff Uses Walks and Talks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s what I learned: Karen learned about the importance of self-care as part of her organization’s work on issues of women’s empowerment and women’s equality in Eastern Europe and Israel.

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A Homecoming Trip To Cambodia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville. I also used Twitter to get 300 t-shirts donated to bring over for the conference. Leng graduated from college and is married. My children will meet her for the first time.

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Visual Thinking: A Challenge for Our Sector

NTEN

NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation. Emily Comisar. Manager of National Projects. Conveying ideas through imagery doesn't have to involve the expertise of a trained designer. The basic tools are already in our arsenal: circles, squares, arrows, even smiley faces.

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Win A Social Media Library! (Plus One More Book From Me - Twitterville)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Steve's Blog I think there is one important book missing from the library, so if you leave a comment here - you'll get a copy of Shel Israel's Twitterville. He’s also writes probably the most practical, hands-on marketing blog on the planet. It’s a must-read.

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"Google Was Our First Office": Managing a Worldwide Staff

NTEN

Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. There are 500 volunteers working for PresenTense each year, mainly from North America and Israel, but also from other places around the globe. At this stage they met with Royi Biller, CEO of NPTech Israel, in Jerusalem, and with NPTech's assistance, began customizing Salesforce to their needs.

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Happy Tweetsgiving!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm looking forward to attending the fundraiser in Silicon Valley where there will be fundraising raffle for signed books by these authors: Shel Israel – Twitterville Mitchell Levy 42 Rules for Driving Success with Books Janet Fouts- Social Media Success! Other goodies will also be raffled off to raise money for Epic Change at the event.

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Is A Downer News Cycle A Factor in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Success?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, maybe it is not too surprising that something that makes us feel good while doing good and a little silly like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went wild on the social networks.

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Brace Yourself, and Your Privacy: Nonprofits in the Age of Context

Care2

At least, that’s what Robert Scoble and Shel Israel are exploring in their upcoming book, The Age of Context: How it Will Change Your Life and Work. They all get the job done. Now that cloud, mobile, and social are everywhere, the stage is set for some really wild stuff.

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What leadership practices help nonprofits achieve desired results?

ASU Lodestar Center

As an Israel Defense Forces veteran, I relate to Jim Collins’ West Point talk about the ethics of service, commitment to a cause bigger than yourself, the understanding that you could die while serving and meaningful insight that the pursuit for greatness is a journey that never ends.

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Crowdsourcing Skills for Human Rights via Movements.org

Tech Soup Blog

The piece criticizes Human Rights Watch for supporting open society activists, particularly "those who wish to turn Israel into a pariah state." " Keyes himself has taken heat on the issue , especially in regard to his position on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Keyes is not controversy averse, though.

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How to License Hyper-V on Windows 2008

Tech Soup Blog

Petri IT Knowledge Base, an excellent IT resource from Microsoft MVP in Israel, posted a plain-English post on Windows 2008 licensing concerns when using Hyper-V technology. Definitely bookmark-worthy if you are planning on virtualizing in the near future using this technology.

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Faith-Based Organization Fundraising: 5 Top Tips Based On The Latest Trends

CauseVox

As a means to aid with post-covid recovery, the Israel Tennis and Education Centers set up an emergency relief fund to serve Israeli children in need of essential services. If you’re looking to fill a funding gap, raise money for an unexpected emergency, or get an innovative idea off the ground, crowdfunding is another viable strategy.

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Member Round Up: Tools, tools, tools--from storytelling to benchmarking

NTEN

NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation released an interactive map of High Holiday services and celebrations to help connect young people with opportunities all over the country and in their own community. Read the full interview to get a sense of Ami and his plans for Idealist's future.