Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

"Habitat has enriched my life in countless ways, and offered me the opportunity to be a part of a community of people who believe in and act on creating tangible change every day. "Ten years ago, I stepped away from a successful career in commercial real estate finance to attend seminary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Last year, I decided that I didn’t need to wait until New Year’s to establish happy, healthy habits in my life. I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills. How about you? I did it! You can find out more and register here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Over the course of the day, there was so much communication going on — networking between nonprofits; sharing of ideas, knowledge, and experiences; and, maybe most thought-provoking, grantees and funders empathetically listening to each others stories and gaining a glimpse into the "other side" of the process. Great post.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

But such educational opportunities are “often highly selective, and many barriers exist for students of color to both prepare for and access these programs,” the founders add. Both nonprofits are using tech to help students of color gain access to educational resources, readying them for high-paying careers.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Hospital is recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the US and donations to the Foundation help sustain critical programs at the hospital, including Pediatric Research and Patient Care, Maternity and Newborn Health, Family Support Programs, such as Child Life and Social Work, and so much more. Written by Blake Becker.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

This week's Solutionary woman is Viet-Ly Nguyen, a former co-worker from Streetside Stories , who I interviewed for my Big Vision Podcast last winter. Streetside Stories is a San Francisco based arts education nonprofit that actually just started a blog , so give them a little link love!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

Thanks to support from people like you, we are able to walk this exciting path with our students, teaching them how to make their college and career dreams come true and helping them create a map so they won’t feel lost. . The original seven students we started with are now in the workforce. I call it “Who-How-Story.”.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

because this tool has transformed my life as a nonprofit fundraiser, and I believe it will do the same for you… Have you ever been faced with writing something and wished that you had an assistant to do the work for you? I find the “ Thank You – Story Driven ” model. writing assistant for fundraising?

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The Dreamforce 2021 line-up did not disappoint with announcements that continue to show Salesforce’s investment in their product and their customers’ success. The focus for Education wasn’t limited to one product or area of the student lifecycle, it spanned across campus from Recruiting & Admissions to Learner Success.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

You’ve probably noticed some of these changes in your own life, whether it be through retail stores and restaurants offering curbside pickup, nonprofits hosting?virtual You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud. virtual events, or your school?incorporating

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Typically, if you’re starting a pilot program and you do not have your own history of success.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

Having managed adult volunteers to work with the young people in Streetside Stories workshops for many years, I know what a difference adult tutors and mentors can make in a young person's life and I appreciate Daniel's creating an online space for them to nework and share experiences. For information call 312-492-9614.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. And so I’m also the creator of an online course called the Marketing Anatomy of a Growing Nonprofit where we bring together all of our knowledge in this space to eight modules to really give you the full training that you need to be successful.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 3, 2022

Through a global network operating in nine countries across the MENA region, EFE trains young people with the skills necessary to succeed in work and life and then matches the next generation of ready-to-work talent with businesses in need of qualified employees. . From Spreadsheets to Salesforce. It’s been a real game-changer for us.

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

Sue Cunningham, president and CEO of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), shares her perspective to help higher education advancement professionals position their institutions for future success. Are there any strategies that will continue to be successful in a post-pandemic world?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If your race is a success, you can pretty easily turn it into an annual tradition—one that your community will love! Dance-a-Thon You and your staff work tirelessly to bring your nonprofit’s mission to life. Why not ask your supporters to join in the fun and dance till they drop? These events can be a great fit for kids and families.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. Cultivating Student Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. I do this with every social media activity as well as whenever I teach. I asked the students what else does that? You Can't Measure Love or Creativity, But These Are Essential Online Community or Network Signs of Life.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. I know of many nonprofits whove dipped their toe into MySpace with minimal success, but the results pretty much equal the resource investment so perhaps a savvy MySpace consultant could increase the results and such.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. I know of many nonprofits whove dipped their toe into MySpace with minimal success, but the results pretty much equal the resource investment so perhaps a savvy MySpace consultant could increase the results and such.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

At this point in my life, I only give money to one nonprofit organization, and I do that through automatic monthly payments, with little thought at all to the whole process. Im a grad student! He blogs about his choices, twitters his journeys, and shares stories with his Facebook fans. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Use email to communicate the success and importance of donor support, and give them reason to give again next time. Successful content production demands a clear editorial process, and someone to oversee that process is required. Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. And you have to tell them well.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Steven: because of the pandemic, true story. Robin: True story. How many of you feel like that, or cringe when your executive director goes, “Let’s just ask some of these high school students that come to after school?” This is a true story. And last time we had you, you were stuck in Australia.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

And that’s why I teach these courses. Yes, we’re interested in workforce development, but we’re not interested in offering students scholarships,” for example. I hear a lot of terminology systemic change, change throughout the community that’s going to last beyond the life of a grant.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

Everyone is entitled to art in their life. All those things, I think, are really powerful stories, so my process is that I like to take those stories and do something beautiful with them, which is a piece of work. I remember having to walk into his house and saying, "You know, dude, I'm going to teach you how to paint a mural.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

Contrasting that rich human narrative with the kind of gleamy tweaky technology narrative that was emerging from the NISE-NET meeting made me realize that generally speaking, science museums ignore many of the aspects of life that are the most resonant--mortality, sex, humor, tragedy, pity, joy. That’s not easy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

And what I always tell the students that I work with is, number one, stay in community. We are living in a time where we have to have faith in something that goes beyond us, that go beyond our own wish for success in our own life, but we also have to count the little successes. It might be teaching. Do not isolate.

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