Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

I arrived in Mumbai on Monday morning in the very early morning hours (3:00 am) after a trip that lasted nearly 24 hours and hopped across 12 time zones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

However, this is not a universal rule. Nonprofits can make their year-end email campaigns more accessible by providing alt text for images, clear and simple language, and offering options for large font sizes. A/B testing can help determine the most effective sending days and times for an organization’s unique supporter base.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

This document ensures that everyone in an organization is on the same page when it comes to using language in a way that is respectful and accurate. The use of inclusive language can help reduce the incidence of bias and prejudice in the workplace. It should avoid jargon and overly technical language. What is a style guide?

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Association TV

MARCH 16, 2022

And if you want to convey a message to your audience, you better speak their language. Avoid cliche, jargon and flowery language: are you deploying effective verbal communication strategies with your exemplary and trusted colleague? Make jokes? Act absurd? Because their target audience of 18- to 35-year-old men do too. But they didn’t.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

Choose who should make the advocacy calls Once you’ve chosen your targets, it’s time to build your universe. Include a place for supporters to customize their message to their legislator. For state-level work, you’ll want to focus on voters within a target’s district.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

I will predominantly utilize Identity-First Language (e.g., disabled people”) as opposed to Person-First Language (e.g., However, proponents of the disability justice movement posit that disability is not a bad word, and efforts have been made to embrace Identity-First Language (IFL) and to reclaim the word disability itself.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

At a university,?a For international organizations, you may face additional complexity such as handling multiple currencies and multiple languages. Support multiple languages. Specific the languages which you need for all your users. has a different meaning?in nonprofit organization.? a fund may be an endowment.?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The problem you describe is that of accounting and development not speaking the same language. . You’re speaking the language of “raising money costs money.” Dear Between, What your campaign plan is coming “between” is an age-old problem; one that can be addressed and fixed with a little creativity and understanding.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 14, 2024

The organization’s reach extends far beyond, touching the lives of hundreds of thousands worldwide through the universal language of music. Playing For Change leverages this by directly impacting over 50,000 students through on-site teachers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

By Elizabeth Ngonzi , is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others.

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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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Association TV

MARCH 16, 2022

And if you want to convey a message to your audience, you better speak their language. Avoid cliche, jargon and flowery language: are you deploying effective verbal communication strategies with your exemplary and trusted colleague? Make jokes? Act absurd? Because their target audience of 18- to 35-year-old men do too. But they didn’t.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 23, 2021

Our award-winning team speaks the language and becomes an extension of our client’s team. The Cloud for Good family has welcomed The University of Alabama at Birmingham with open arms since partnering up in early 2020. Cloud for Good has years of experience in creating ground-breaking solutions for education institutions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We found that what really matter divides into two broad areas: Numbers : Understanding how managerial decisions create value; how we measure value using financial analysis; and how we use the language of finance to communicate inside and outside the organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This week, on September 10-12 at Purdue University, CIMSANS will be co-hosting a workshop and summit focused on improving food systems data and models.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Symbols and language to make your appeal more Jewish-inclusive: The menorah is the primary symbol of Hanukkah, a candelabra that is lit one candle at a time while blessings are recited. Symbols and language to make your appeal more Kwanzaa-inclusive: Candle-lighting is central to Kwanzaa, in the colors of red, green, and black.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2021

Last year, as jobs, schools, government services, social gatherings, and everyday tasks moved online, there blossomed a growing recognition that digital access and skills are critical in our society and should be a universal human right.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Relying too heavily on technology means that those who lack the resources, language skills, and savvy to use technology to its full potential are left behind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Random House Mondadori and Expanding the Spanish-language Bookshare Program Benetech’s strong relationships with numerous partners across sectors are fundamental to our continued success. We, too, are working hard to expand Bookshare into more geographies and languages. Spanish publishing is one of the hottest digital battlegrounds.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Diversity and inclusion training will help board members recognize cultural language, understand the diversity of the communities served, and strengthen cultural competency. Jen Nation is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Laura Tancredi-Baese, CEO of Home Start, Inc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 13, 2015

I liked this quote: In addition to enabling students with disabilities to use content and participate in activities, the concepts also apply to accommodating the individual learning needs of students, such as English language learners, students in rural communities, or students from economically disadvantaged homes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Give their best effort. Align their behavior with organizational goals. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

Prefers language that is both relatable and easy to understand (with some experts saying it’s important to use their slang ). We received 38 total responses from university students, young professionals, high school seniors, and members of the military, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years old.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. Have you noticed that when talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fundraising , the conversation frequently mentions the lack of suitable candidates of color?

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Media Cause

MAY 20, 2021

From cave drawings and petroglyphs, to street signs and emojis, symbols serve as a universal language that can cross cultures and extend generations. The final visual outcome of our work might not be a universally recognized, one-color thing made up of lines, dots, and half-circles.

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Forum One

AUGUST 5, 2021

A recent study conducted in 10 countries found that 67% of consumers prefer navigation and content in their language , making multilingual conversation marketing strategies critical to organizations with audiences that speak different languages. This post was co-written by Beatrice Mhando, BSc ’22 Vanderbilt University.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the future, the bot will be able to sift through slack channels and identify in appropriate language. The development of the tool is through a joint funding partnership between the British Heart Foundation and the Alan Turing Institute and is being carried out by a team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

from Villanova University, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MS from the Stanford Graduate School of Business as a Sloan Fellow.‍ Think of Google search, and natural language processing; the ability to make sense of varied phrasing or word choice, that in aggregate can be processed. ‍Jay earned a B.A.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It operates in many languages via access through the low-band internet. . University and hospital fundraising. One of the best applications of AI can be seen in hospital and university fundraising. Hospitals and universities rely on research to narrow down donor prospects as well as finding new potential donors.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Much of the public discourse currently revolves around natural language models, and you’ve probably read commentary positing that ChatGPT offers a solution to virtually every problem. But a series of breakthroughs—including several over just the last decade—have catapulted AI to the forefront of our public consciousness.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

In addition to investing time in meetings and gatherings, there needs to be time devoted to implementing proper tools for working with diverse populations, such as translation and interpretation services to reach clients whose second language is English. Associated costs need to be accounted for in planning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Give their best effort. Align their behavior with organizational goals. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Maria is a historical musicologist who is pursuing her PhD at Boston University. Our Bookshare members will also get access to additional features such as study tools, images and multiple languages as the application develops. She studies secular songs and theater music from the English Baroque period of the 1600’s.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 6, 2021

You kindly ask for assistance in Spanish, but are told they do not have anyone who speaks your language; you are worried and in need of assistance, but are just not comfortable speaking in English. Rosario Espinoza is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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Byte Technology

JULY 21, 2016

And yet far too many sites fall short in attracting the wide audience a website owner or administrator desires due to the lack of a proper site map. What is a sitemap?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Washington Square Magazine, which is published by Viji’s alma matter San Jose State University, included a profile of Viji in their most recent issue. Viji, who is from India, received a BA in accounting from Madras University and moved with her husband to the Bay Area.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Change the language. Nonprofits should consider the language they use to describe traditional “overhead” terms, which can be renamed to be more descriptive of their function as well as specifically describe how these components contribute to mission to connect the dots for funders.

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