EveryAction

APRIL 21, 2017

Explore a national park. We're nearing the end of National Park Week, but despite their significance to our country, national parks still require conservation efforts to fund and maintain them. Don't have time to plan a national park adventure? Take a hike. Can't make a march? Divest and invest.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Wilds Lawson added that in areas with a shortage of funders and limited funding for local nonprofits, national funders could identify and support local and regional organizations more actively. It is resonating locally and nationally,” she said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others. Documents can be attached to a WhatsApp message in various forms, and photos and videos also make suitable attachments. Storytelling is core to how we as human beings communicate. 2) Information Hub.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Protecting Guatemala's National Police Historical Archive A Guest Blog By Ann Harrison Benetech Communications Director Since 2003, Benetech's Martus information management software has helped human rights activists create encrypted databases and back up their data remotely to their choice of publicly available servers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Think about AI and bots, and the algorithms that fuel them as tools that can swim through large pools of data pools of data, text, photos, and even videos. Source: National Geographic ). We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good. AI can do this faster than humans to identify patterns.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In a traditional PDF, this would take 5 separate charts and even then we wouldn’t get the same effect of watching this program grow on a national level. National Public Radio (NPR). National Public Radio (NPR). NPR (National Public Radio) does an excellent job of making their annual report relevant. Cue the giraffes.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Make friends with your local media: TV (don’t forget programs on local PBS stations), newspapers (both daily and weekly), and radio (a local station, affiliated with a national outlet can be a conduit to a national story). A story on the local NPR station could lead to a national spot. Start small. Tell a riveting story.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Your feedback will help us develop programs and materials to support digital inclusion efforts in your community and in communities across the nation. Photo: woodleywonderworks. Please share your insights with us. Thank you for your participation!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our work in this area has been recognised with two national awards from the Royal Society for Public Health and PwC , but more importantly, it’s enabling young people to change their lives. Every case study you’ve ever written or read has been done after the fact and has been hand-picked to show the project in the best light possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

That’s when I first heard about Rob Stuart who at the time was Director of the Rockefeller Technology Project , at the Rockefeller Family Fund. His projects included the National Strategy for Nonprofit Technology and the Circuit Riders Program. Rob, you will be missed.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 22, 2007

Sustainable Table , a project of the nonprofit, GRACE, defines sustainable as: "A product can be considered sustainable if its production enables the resources from which it was made to continue to be available for future generations." They fund projects and conduct outreach designed to improve agricultural systems.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

More recently they decided to harness the power of the web and content marketing by allowing people to follow the life of their 2012 national ambassador. He’s the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador. My Dog ID lets you take photos of yourself, and uses facial recognition to find your dog match.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

While the photos and videos within each Story are never out of order, the accounts that get the most interaction and views on their Stories rise to the top of the pile. . goes live frequently to answer questions from supporters and to make announcements about new projects and initiatives: View Story. Amirah, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Flickr Photo by Rex Hammock. Inspired by a session on busting organizational silos through digital storytelling delivered by the See3 team at the most recent Nonprofit Technology Conference, the National Institute for Reproductive Health is using its web content to move out the silos and bring in the stories.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Every March, National Doctors’ Day provides a time when healthcare development operations can lead the charge to honor their physicians in a myriad of ways, often with gifts and messages. Recognize and publicize the project through social channels with recognition going to the physicians who were honored.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

TechSoup Sweden's Andreas Ericsson shared a cool weekend project on TechSoup's Digital Engagement forum that any organization can adopt for their next event. He printed photos posted on Instagram to document a large gathering in Sweden. He also set up a script that triggered the print function from his phone to his laptop.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. Top feature: PayPal allows donors to choose specific programs or projects to donate to , giving a greater sense of flexibility and control over the giving process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I was honored to be invited to be one of the speakers during the opening plenary along with Keith Jenkins from National Geographic and Ben Rattray from Change.org. The first speaker was Keith Jenkins who is the digital manager for National Geographic. Marcelo Iniarra (@marceloiniarra) October 17, 2014.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Up-to-date photos of constituent events and publications that illustrate the impact of your work are readily available. Do the necessary market research to learn which foundations—local, regional and national—are funding nonprofits like yours. Your proposals serve to gain their interest and “buy-in.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Last year, The March of Dimes ran a flickr photo contest to help draw attention to premature births. This year, The March of Dimes continues to be a creative and innovative nonprofit user of social media with its Every Baby has a Story Tour project.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Ensuring you have access to the photos and stories you need to paint the full picture. The images you employ and the stories you tell paint a complete messaging composition. The building blocks you use—stories and pictures—must be authentic, resonant, and relevant to your donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Photo by Sea Turtle. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Funders develop service delivery projects, in this case around behavioral health, and used the efforts to facilitate policy change.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine. Canadians with disabilities will now have access to Bookshare through their public libraries and the Canadian National Institute of the Blind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 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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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Once I had a few donations in hand, I had postcards printed with beautiful photos of the artists’ work. Someone else was assigned to take photos and write up enticing descriptions. The target supporter market for a local human services agency did not extend to the national online world. WHY this project; .

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

They host barbecue competitions to raise money for the National MS Society and for what they’ve coined Meat Bike: funding bikes and race fees for people currently battling MS. Meat Fight takes advantage of CauseVox’s crowdfunding functionality to motivate more giving for specific projects. Benefit: Easy Customization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2009

Photo by Wally G. Last week I had the pleasure of sitting in on a conference call with folks from the National Endowment for the Arts (Yosi Sergant) , The White House Office of Public Engagement (Buffy Wicks)  and the United We Serve team (Nel Abernathy) among many others.   UWS sees service as a way to do this.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 11, 2017

After all, there are so many to choose from, with each offering varying levels of performance and options; free and premium features; and designs that run the gamut from small individual online stores to those meant for multi-national conglomerates and even international corporations. What do you need as a first-time etailer?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Depending on your event and topics, you may want to project the tweets on a “TwitterWall.” She uses IFTTT and sets it up to collect photos with the event hashtag into a google document and then add captions and curate the sharing. Here’s some tips and best practices for live tweeting.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Once I had a few donations in hand, I printed postcards with beautiful photos of the artists’ work. Someone else had to take photos and write up enticing descriptions. The target supporter market for a local human services agency didn’t extend to the national online world. Why is this the project we should tackle? .

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Global Giving

APRIL 27, 2018

In support of National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day (observed on April 30), Thinkful leveraged the power of data science to understand and predict animal shelter outcomes. Help dogs and cats in honor of National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day. FIND A PROJECT. Featured Photo: Come to Their Rescue by ASPCA. The Method.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 29, 2012

I don't know what it is about November, but there are a bunch of challenges for creating and giving coming up: 30 Days of Gratitude Carla Kay White, creator of the Gratitude Journal app , is encouraging folks to record 30 days of gratitude in their journal, with her app, or as a photo journal on Instagram. Check out their website.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

One of the app’s best features, Project FishMap, which allows users to find nearby restaurants and businesses serving sustainable seafood and contribute new establishments to a growing database, was added in an early 2011 update. National Parks by National Geographic. National Parks - iTunes App Store.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. The submitted projects were shared in a project gallery on the Community Boost_r website where the public could vote on their favorite project. Šta se može uraditi?

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. Twitter is great for quick updates; Instagram is great for sharing photos. Rely on established relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Photo Tweeted by @starfocus during a network mapping session at NWF. They wanted to visualize their network for a specific purpose: getting a national bill ( Moving Children Outdoors Act) on Obama’s desk for signature by Oct. Cores: Inner cluster of people who do most of the work on any project or effort. Observations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Helokee. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. They each have discrete projects in the own fields, but they work within a cohort of fellows from a variety of fields.

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