Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others. Digital storytelling enables nonprofits to tell their stories across multiple media, potentially in multiple languages, and to reach unknown readers and viewers through the power of tagging and amplification.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2011

When Cancer Council SA (that’s South Australia, not South Africa) started the Ambassador Project as an experiment in revitalizing volunteerism and community fundraising , jumping in to the social media pond was not even on the agenda. Enter the Ambassador Project. Let me tell you a bit about our journey …. The social media pond.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Next, ask about what language resonates with them. Be sure to use active voice and descriptive language. The language in the mission statement should feel the same way that the brand feels. Concise, Powerful Language Your list of brand words should contain descriptive adjectives and verbs.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2011

Peter Campbell, IT Director, Earthjustice As an IT Director, co-workers, peers, and consultants frequently ask me, "Do you use Microsoft Project ?" Then I elaborate with my true opinion of Project: it's a great tool if you're building a bridge or a luxury hotel. Real world projects require far more agile and accessible tools.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Here are some benefits you can expect to see from proactive change management: Decreased resistance – By communicating regularly with all stakeholders and providing them with tools and resources to work through change, everyone involved and impacted is more likely to participate actively in project planning. A “Why” Statement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Google.Org is giving away $25 million to humanitarian projects that use Google’s machine learning technology. A recent article in the New York Times describes how new AI driven systems are getting better at natural language. We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Social Change.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 8, 2020

So much of that authenticity manifests itself through the way they communicate and their voice. The problem with this is that it rarely lends itself to a memorable voice or an enticing brand. Learning about my Fascination language is how and why I write emails the way I do. It’s what helps me show up authentically.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We need to take a DEIA lens to every aspect of the work we produce at every stage of a project. The best way to come up with ideas for improvement and implement changes in the actual execution of our projects is at the discipline level. Defined accessibility standards.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

High-level options include custom GPTs on top of general purpose Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT , vertical-specific out-of-the-box solutions, semi-custom vendor solutions such as Azure OpenAI , and fully custom models and applications. Latency: Users expect quick responses in conversational interfaces.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 19, 2024

However, there’s a great opportunity to stand out simply by having a distinctive human voice. How can nonprofits deliver genuinely valuable, well-crafted content that features a human voice, while taking advantage of the efficiencies offered by AI? Even better, develop a bit of a distinctive voice.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent). Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We adapted.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. 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.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Danielle Coates-Connor: And you, Devyn, have been creating a visionary library of images with all of the branding work that you’ve done at Edge Leadership, with all of the illustration work that you’ve done for Nonprofit Quarterly and for The Voice Lab. Maybe we’ll start with you, Amy, bring your voice in.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

Gemba walks help to see people in action, see their movements, their projects, their goals, their roadblocks and hear their conversations. Daily stand-ups give a voice to all team members and empower people to speak up. Continuous feedback loops allow for people to have an equal voice in their organization.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2017

Strong and effective body language. Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Strong and Effective Body Language. Understanding Your Donor.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

These guidelines can apply to all sectors of the nonprofit landscape: Use “person-first” language. Consider lived experience and amplify community voice. Painting a picture of equity and inclusion may be difficult to achieve if reality and aspiration do not align. Focus on the individual, not their circumstance.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nothing is more boring than boilerplate language: “Your donation will help us bridge the gap between mental illness and health care”. ” Speak The Donor’s Language No matter how many times you ask for donations, always act as though your audience or your “askee” doesn’t know much about your nonprofit, especially your internal shorthand.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

They’re dictatorships and they alone decide what criteria they use, and they almost never publish this information,” said Jamie McClelland, technology systems director for the Progressive Technology Project in Austin, Texas. Email deliverability continues to be top of mind for digital marketers for these reasons.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. The examples were all around us, not just in the voices of speakers but in the physical sites where we met. Parque Explora opened ten years ago as a community development project. I first sensed the difference at the front door.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Through this project and the Treaty, we’re looking forward to realizing the potential of Bookshare International to eventually help millions of other people globally live fuller lives. Our flagship Martus software project marks its tenth anniversary of bringing strong crypto to human rights activists. million grant from the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The panelists included, Virginia Eubanks, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY and author of Automating Inequality ; Rashida Richardson, Director of Policy Research for the AI Now Institute ; and Di Luong, Research and Policy Organizer at Media Mobilizing Project. You can watch the keynote on YouTube.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

We also use some terms like “fiat” (Government-backed money), “getting rugged” (ripped off by a project), “mooning” (rapidly increasing in value) and others along the way, sorry for the jargon but don’t worry WAGMI (we’re all going to make it). One of the rising trends in crypto projects are DAOs, or Decentralized Autonomous Organizations.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Body language can betray you. Mind your voice inflections, speed of your speech, volume and tone.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Body language can betray you. Mind your voice inflections, speed of your speech, volume and tone.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It’s easy to feel like you’re the voice of your organization, and it’s tempting to try to talk like you are that organization. Ditch the industry jargon and formal language when writing or speaking with your supporters. When posting on social media, skip the formalities and embrace your unique voice and tone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2011

Having just returned from a trip to the Middle East for the E-Mediat project , I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to bring many different voices to this discussion – both live and through Twitter. I'll moderating Oprah style dressed in Hajja.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

As we try to raise support for 2015, we wanted to share the impact of your donation from last year, from the voices of our scholarship recipients. We have specific skills needs for WordPress and Salesforce projects in Taproot''s flagship Service Grant Program and have larger initiatives in this period of growth in the pro bono movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

According to Ed Bice, the short term goal is to just make sure that information is flowing between language communities and the longer term goal is to network these communities. What is needed, perhaps, is a Twitter Annotation project to facilitate translation of languages. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

The native people of Guam are called Chamorros, and the language is resurgent. The centerpiece of the meeting on Guam was the first leadership meeting of the Pacific Consortium for Instructional Materials Accessibility Project, or Pacific CIMAP for short. Not quite ready for students, yet!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

These ebooks can be instantly turned into the accessible format needed by the student with a disability, such as braille, enlarged print, or our most common format, audio through a computerized synthetic voice. We now have volunteers throughout India adding local language titles such as Tamil into Bookshare.

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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. offers virtual volunteers opportunities to help with two main projects , ?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2011

These tools can help organizations that work with individuals who have general writing concerns, English language learners, people with learning disabilities or physical handicaps in typing, people with dyslexia or recovering from strokes, and even those learning literacy and spelling. WordQ is available for both Mac and Windows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The project includes face-to-face training , webinar , as well as one-on-one coaching provided by the expert team at SpitFire. Member Voice Proxy: How will you make it memorable? How will you get their voice? They revised the language to fit their organizational style. Friending the Finish Line.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Roberto Bedoya : The "Yes And" Argument and its Civic Implications Bedoya, the Executive Director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, makes a beautiful statement that arts administrators need to facilitate a multiplicity of leading voices, or as he puts it, "the courage of imagination and the plural."

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See3

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

We have created workarounds for this within our own projects. While the technology can only insert captions on English language speech, Google is giving users the choice to use its automatic translation system to read the captions in 51 languages. If you can’t see and hear it, it won’t work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

." ~ Caroline Lovell, Founder, Traveling Postcards Traveling Postcards facilitates the creation of handmade art postcards that are hand delivered all over the world to bringing awareness and voice to women and girls whose lives have suffered from isolation, violence, or repression. What is the path that brought you to this work?

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