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2017 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, please also see public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months when planning your campaigns. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 2: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal17. 15: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay.

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2016 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to those listed below, see also international public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Days. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 3: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal16. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. government is working on a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, and according to a new document obtained by The Associated Press, they're turning to Facebook and Twitter." Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org

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Surprisingly Cool Things You Can Do with an LMS

Gyrus

In fact, you would be hard pressed to identify matching features across the entirety of the industry. Having the cooperative capabilities to schedule an instructor on a localized calendar has unmeasurable benefits. a))” [Wikipedia] GyrusAim has developed a feature for supporting compliance with Title 21 CFR Part 11.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Net Tuesday Seattle has been in the local press too! Bridge To Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference Washington, DC 7/8/07-7/10/07 NP.IT: Midsummer Mixer at Google Headquarters in collaboration with NTEN Mountain View, CA 7/12/07 Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales, Wikipedia Founder San Francisco, CA 7/18/07. NetSquared.

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