Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Better yet, the graduate student who led this project, Anna Greco, documented the whole project and did in-depth analysis of the visitor contributions. This post shares some of the highlights from the project and from Anna''s research. THE BASICS The Memory Jar project was simple. What was it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Write tweets in clear, concise language. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers. Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local. Format your tweets for easy reading.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our first cohort of Community Fellows came together last week to dig into the topic, specifically investigating: How might we support food banks and food suppliers in anticipating people’s needs locally to provide nutritious meals with dignity? Melvin (Mel) hails from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. “ Jennifer Thall. Emilio Tavarez.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Our Bookshare team has also been working on a special project with Qatar’s Mada Assistive Technology Center to add Arabic-language books to the collection. The texts have all been nicely rebound, thanks to Bookshare’s local book processing partner, Worth Trust. These texts will be available in early 2012.?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? We generated ideas for features like crop-specific guidance, multi-language accessibility, real-time market pricing data, and access to peer-to-peer training and resources. Eric Munoz. Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

I’ve been able to work on some substantial projects with them and see the organization grow so much in the last 5 years. Volunteering with WAVAW was really about wanting to give back to the local community with my skills and expertise. Vivid and Gripping Language is Key. It’s been great experience to tap into.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2010

Maria was raised by the sisters of the local Chennai Church, given a basic education and was sent off to Worth Trust to learn life skills. The project's goals were to work with organizations that provide opportunities for people with disabilities and digitize a million pages of books to be added to the Bookshare collection.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Facebook Ads help your organization raise awareness both for your cause and specific projects by allowing you to create unique campaigns. Include calls to action in your ads that direct your supporters to your website or a specific project’s landing page. What are the benefits of using Facebook Ads for nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The project kicked off a year ago with a seven-day Train the Trainers intensive in Beirut, Lebanon for the in-country teams who would localize and implement the curriculum for five 3-day workshops that I designed. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

Beirut Diary: I’m in Beirut for the week as part of The E-Mediat project , a capacity building project that leverages a networked approach. The E-Mediat project is sponsored by MEPI, US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative and was created in response to Secretary Clinton’s announcement of Civil Society 2.0.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

In their research project “Exploring the Love Language of Fundraising,” Jen and Adrian are uncovering how often the nonprofit sector focuses on money within their messaging – “Your gift can” or “Thank you for your donation” – which establishes a transactional relationship with them. It’s about how we hear and nurture them.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

I’ve been working on this project for more than year. 83% of participants are applying their social media skills to engage local and global communities. I delivered one of the keynotes and as you can see from this slide, we had two screens presenting materials in both languages. 12 training centers have been established.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

All interested nonprofits or social enterprises will be able to leverage SocialCoding4Good by posting their open source software development projects for social change and inviting volunteers to work on them. CityOptions The best idea we received last year for a new project is getting underway! Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile!

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

It is cheaper to illegally dump than it is to play by the local rules for legal waste disposal. They want local public authorities to be aware of the problem and commit themselves to take action. They organize local citizens. It can be the basis for a civic engagement project, or a school project.

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

If your nonprofit is looking to make a big investment in a particular project, you may have wondered if launching a capital campaign is the right path for you. It helps to have some local champions, but don’t rule out external expertise that might bring a fresh lens to your campaign. Communication Channels Have Changed.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Set up a table at community events, your local farmer’s market, and festivals. Some fundraisers swear by project management tools like Trello , but Google Calendar works great for many people as well. In addition to your annual appeal, send updates on programs and projects that have successfully concluded. No one wants to do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

back then) and being the one of the visionaries behind the Netsquared project. So, when Marnie starts talking about the next big disruptive technology for the nonprofit sector, I listen. ” That’s when you use software on the Internet versus your local hard drive or local computer network. Or it can, anyway.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2015

So when I heard about a collaborative project between nonprofits, city agencies, and the local library happening in my own backyard (almost literally!), Because many residents of Visitacion Valley don't have Internet access at home and/or don't speak English, it can be difficult for them to find local information.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

The native people of Guam are called Chamorros, and the language is resurgent. It's actually hard to get local cuisine in the restaurants, far easier to get Japanese food. But, we're hoping to tune up the local language synthesis, or supplement our text e-books with human narration, which might be more practical.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , retention rates for new donors and donors who give small gifts are some of the most important trends for nonprofits to prioritize during campaigns both during year-end and in the next year. Click here to see a larger version of this graph.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Military Assistance Project. It wasn’t simply about throwing money at an international issue - it was about listening to local problems, local solutions, and local thought. I learned I could and should offer assistance to local citizens who asked for it. Local problems, local solutions. As part of a.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We now have volunteers throughout India adding local language titles such as Tamil into Bookshare. This works well for English language titles in demand in both countries, but not for Canadian specific titles, especially in French. But, in countries with a “commercial availability” limitation, it doesn’t work very well there.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Find the first installment of this series, Developing a Grant Project here , the second installment, Researching government funders here , and the third installment on researching foundations here. Finding the right funders that match your mission, your specific project, and your geographic locale is quite an art. Search Tips.

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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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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

MAY 19, 2015

Creative Reuse: A Universal Language. C3 educates children in schools, exhibits at community art crawls, and partners with other organizations to host community art projects, all using recycled materials to create works of art. As Betsy says, "One of the things we say about art is that it's a universal language.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The foundation plans to fund 20 plus projects with new ideas on how to increase participation in U.S. They're looking for anyone working on projects that: Bring more transparency to money and politics. Facilitate these activities at either the local, state, or national level. and James L. Be brief and be visual.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Dd co-founder and executive director Emily Jacobi recently showcased some of Dd's projects at an event hosted by the Center of Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) in Berkeley, California. " Dd has enlisted and trained local leaders program from the beginning. Gaining Trust with Local Partners.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 10, 2009

As you enter details about the projects you’re working on, the information is automatically linked with what other people are doing with the same yarns and patterns. As you enter the books and magazines you already own, it lists for you the patterns in that resource connecting you to others who have worked on the same projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

Through a recent research project, we learned that nonprofits are innovating in subtle but remarkable ways, and we believe their success is replicable for other organizations. Let’s see, now we do Facebook, Twitter and a YouTube channel, and we guest blog for the local Patch (community news website),” she said. “It

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Achieve

JULY 27, 2017

even found that people reacted positively when paying taxes if they believed that a portion of the amount they were paying would be used to help a local charity or cause. Include participatory, “you”-centric language (e.g., “Are Use emotive language that shows rather than tells. Social Movements for Good. Are you in?”)

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Between 2006 and 2009, TechSoup hosted open challenges to identify and provide support for innovative projects that harnessed these and other technologies for social good. First, tech-for-good projects (either nonprofit or commercial) submitted a description of their project on the NetSquared website. spanhidden.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

--Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project? Sigida Keneyali means “Health in Our Homes” in Bambara, the most common language in Mali.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Catchafire : Time-sensitive requests for short-term projects in our active, virtual volunteer pool can assist with items such as email marke ting setup to spread awareness about health and safety, consultation on remote best practices, and much more. H osting a virtual or local day of service? Skills-Based Volunteering.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Switch Up Your Fundraising Language. Your donors have probably seen the same type of language from nonprofit organizations and businesses alike regarding COVID-19. At this point, all the language around “these trying times” and “unprecedented needs” and how you’ve had to “pivot” to adjust are white noise. But you have options!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

Several local leaders who have lived inside of networks will join me, including Annie Leonard / Story of Stuff , Marnie Webb/ TechSoup Global , and Deborah Mehan / Leadership Learning Community. On Wednesday, April 6th, we’ll work with communications expert Holly Minch to develop jargon-free language for talking about network work.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Taking part in Giving Tuesday can mean many different things—from participating in an organized service project to donating to a nonprofit to smiling at a stranger. You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news. When did Giving Tuesday begin?

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