Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Pioneers in Justice” operates as a forum to explore social media tools that may power their local advocacy work and explore “networked” ways of collaboration within the social justice sector – and equally important, a space to address any concerns that may surface along the way. MiACLU is a one-of-a-kind project born from this framework.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: For example, you could use a series of headlines from the local news such as this (again, fictional): June 9, 2017 — The Daily News: Shelter Takes in 87 Abandoned Dogs.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. English is increasingly favored as a second language. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Several states have enacted voter suppression laws. Facilitate these activities at either the local, state, or national level. The contest is open to anyone — including journalists, local election officials, civic technologists, academics, businesses, nonprofits, governments, and individuals. Be brief and be visual.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

" The organization serves refugee and immigrant survivors of human rights abuses with a team that speaks 25 different languages to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of Mosaic's clients. On October 1, Brighter Tomorrows held a Candlelight Vigil at a local police department. " STAND! " "STAND! LAP is a U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. These seems to be an important part of international copyright law. We need domestic copyright exemptions so that local communities can scan the books they need in their languages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

Keep an eye on some future developments in Cambodia and blogging as the Open Forum 's Khmer Open Source expects to launch khmer language blogging software. His english language blog can be found here. He recently started a " Khlog " or Khmer Language blog. Participants of the training are selected from local NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2006

One of the questions my father-in-law has begin to ask, "What's next?" The patterns described in this paper are the beginning of a pattern language for introducing new technology into the workplace. The contributors to this pattern language came from different organizations located all over the world.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We need to utilize these tools, to the best of our abilities, to engage and inform the public, because no matter how much federal, state and local officials do, we will only be successful if the public is brought in as part of the team."

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you plan on serving alcohol, work to understand federal, state, and local guidelines and be prepared to have signage that indicates your compliance with the laws (for example, “Must be 21 years or older to consume or purchase alcohol. ID required”). Whoever is serving the alcohol should have the proper licensing and insurance.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

Delete with purpose: time to declutter In addition to the sheer volume of items to keep organized, we found that international customers had a developing need to remove data after a certain period to respect local privacy laws.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . So she talks a lot about how you can actually use better texting language to create a sense of community and an offering of listening. Use the same language, just like when you’re applying for a grant.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

If you write too formally, write in 3 rd person, or write about how great your nonprofit is using ego-centric language, it doesn’t feel connecting at all. CAN SPAM laws so you don’t have to worry about it. Use hero language like “we couldn’t have done it without you” to engage the donor. Thanks to you. No acronyms or jargon.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Sigida Keneyali means “Health in Our Homes” in Bambara, the most common language in Mali. The CHAG is given considerable liberty with what they do, but they must rely mostly on local resources and advocacy. It establishes a positive precedent for taxation with local accountability. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library. Give Local worked with other organizations to highlight nonprofits during the holiday season. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 6, 2023

Let’s use an example of a local animal shelter who wants to drum up support for a proposed law to ban puppy mills. That blog post—instead of just being about the law—could show how it will impact your shelter’s beneficiaries. You’ll notice that the language of Ruby’s summary has been tweaked slightly.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

I think at the national level we're always going to have The New York Times , CNN, and The Washington Post to do national investigations, but what we really are threatened to lose in the next year to five years is local investigations and local reporting. Obviously, local civic journalism is incredibly important to me.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

You’re also creating mission evangelists who can spread the word throughout your local community. Nonprofits can personalize their messaging by using language that resonates with specific donor groups, mentioning their past donations or volunteer work, or highlighting their connection to the cause.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you want to plan an online or in person fundraiser, large or small, local or worldwide, there are steps that you should take every single time to make sure you get the most from your efforts. Remember, 50/50s and some drawings or raffles can count as gambling and you don’t want to get in trouble with the law!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I want to make a distinction, which is, if people don’t know the language here, endowment is money that’s parked in the bank. Local university, my wife was working there as a major gift person. Anne was wondering if you had seen any research on that since the tax law change in 2017? . Harvey: Okay.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

After the Parkland shooting, students didn’t wait for professional advocates to step in: they began talking to reporters immediately (one courageous student covered the shooting as he hid in a school closet ) and were soon planning media appearances about changing gun laws.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

And then as they’re signing up, try including some celebratory language in your sign-up process. You can try kind of extending that celebratory language on your confirmation page. Were you able to feed local families? So think about my mother-in-law. She’s donating to support her daughter-in-law.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 31, 2022

Contact the organizer of every local fair, festival, farmer’s market, or other event to see if your organization can set up a table. Recruit 10 people and provide them with the language and graphics they need to promote your organization. Find a place where they already hang out, like a local brewery and plan a fast event there.

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Care2

APRIL 20, 2009

Often though, action alerts and fundraising appeals are written for senior management’s approval and just use their own wonky, boiler plate language. unlike most other countries) there is no law which requires employers to allow their employees to earn paid sick days. This needs to change ASAP. Its seems crazy, but its true.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

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. Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format. It is not that we aren't seeing the wins.

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