Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Posts can be as little as 250 words with a featured image or as long as a 5,000-word photo essay. For example, the National Parks Conservation Association recently blogged about a rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and included a prominent CTA. Reading and seeing (include photos and videos!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Before you follow any account, ensure that your profile is complete with (1) a well-designed profile photo and header image; (2) a bio that expresses clearly your organization’s mission; and (3) a link to your website. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! Upload powerful photos and videos. Schedule tweets in advance.

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Candid

MAY 8, 2024

The National Partnership for Women & Families marked the day by drawing attention to the persistent wage disparities that hamper millions of working women, along with the steps that we and our allies can take to close this pay gap once and for all. This disproportionately harms women, who perform the vast majority of caregiving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2010

Photo by Geoff Livingston. Citizen Effect’s CitizenGulf project will become a National Day of Action on August 25th, in alignment with the week of the fifth anniversary of Katrina. Mark your calendars! For details on how you can participate in this important event, see Geoff Livingston’s post.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Organizations led by Black women CEOs are disproportionately represented among the smallest entities, operating with minimal funding and resources. This disparity underscores what the leaders in the report say about the need for equitable support and resources. “I when leaders ask for help that requires resources.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

According to Independent Sector , the national average value of a volunteer hour is $29.95 National Volunteer Week Even if you HAVE been thanking volunteers well, you have a great opportunity coming up to thank your volunteers. Use a photo that reflects the heart of your organization’s work. Add to your bottom line.

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones. These unacceptable outcomes are a direct result of under-investment in young people from under-resourced communities and communities of color.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2010

Photo Credit: National Geographic :: Waiting for Water, China. Related Links: National Geographic Freshwater Facts, Resources, Photos, Videos. LinkedIn: Water for People. Flickr: Water for Sale. Circle of Blue | Water News.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The details of your stewardship strategy will depend on things like your donors’ interests and your resources. The social media posts that get the most engagement often include strong examples of mission impact, surprising facts, spotlights on special groups like kids and volunteers, or useful tools and resources.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The Resource Gap in Rural Funding. The nonprofit Bridgespan Group did a special post-recession report on overcoming the resource gap in rural funding. The National Endowment for the Arts has the Our Town program, which supports arts projects that make communities more livable. These collections are free for the public to access.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

Inputs: What resources are required to operate your food bank? Food insecurity rates for your city are helpful, but national or global rates aren’t and might distract from your point. For example, a food bank exists to address hunger in a community.

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Neon CRM

MAY 23, 2023

Whether you’re looking to contact your congressional representatives or donate to a local nonprofit, here are four groups you’ll love (plus a resource for finding tons more). Their website also includes tons of resources like printable assets, advocacy materials, and educational resources. Photo by Jeong Park.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Use your About page as a jumping-off point and go more in depth, using engaging historical photos, maps, and documents as much as you can. Link to resources In your blog posts, make sure to reference other pages on your blog. Another great topic is the history of your organization. Long-form writing performs better with SEO.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

The duty of care ensures that the board of directors provides oversight to responsibly manage the organization’s assets, including its people and financial resources. In my role at the National Council of Nonprofits , I’ve had the opportunity to observe the day-to-day operations of numerous nonprofits through our network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

But a lack of access to new technology or the resources it takes to set up and maintain these programs is a barrier for many nonprofits. RoundUp App is the nation’s largest tool for rounded up donations. That’s where RoundUp App comes in. That way people are able to support the causes they care about, no matter what.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Did you know that September is National Preparedness Month? Photo: Robert Thomson , CC license. . . Agility Recovery Solutions, a disaster recovery specialist , together with FEMA, is hosting a series of weekly webinars this month. The free webinars are also archived in case you can't make those times.

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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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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Whether it was the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge years ago, or Facebook Challenges as we’ll discuss in this guide, your peer nonprofits are the best resources to continue driving your social fundraising efforts forward. He has spoken nationally on digital communications and has had numerous articles published in professional journals.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Please help us select a winner for the Care2 Impact Prize! "We

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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. Obviously, that would be resource heavy and subjective. Here’s how we’re doing it. Understand What You’re Doing and Why.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. What photos and videos can you use to tell your campaign story? Tip 2: Use Photos to Create Emotional Impact. Consider how the photo subject will reinforce the fundraising campaign message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2012

It was an one pager, stating violence in Nigeria facts and showing very graphic photos of victims of violence. I silently stared at the photos while she also dug out from her phone a photo of a woman who had been gang raped and ripped up from her navel to her back. LACVAW also hope to raise global awareness.

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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." To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they are sponsoring their first national photo competition.

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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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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. If you’re a new organization without many resources or contacts, you may have more luck working first at the local level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. 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. .

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2014

This photo comes from that event.". Photo credit: Krista Caldwell. He was also committed: often joining #commbuild chats, signing onto webinars, leading webinars, whatever needed to happen, he often raised his hand to do it. I will miss him keenly, as will his TechSoup pals, and the wider tech for good community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

." -- James Keller Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) was one of the final speakers today at the Service Nation Summit. Clinton called America, "The" Service Nation, and said that service has never been more important than it is today. "As Videos and photos from the Summit are available online.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

March 7 is National Cereal Day and who doesn’t love a cereal buffet? SpringFundraising idea Number 2: Celebrate National Cereal Day with a pajama party for good. Over 30 fundraising ideas for spring, from daylight savings time to National Haiku Day. National Haiku Day is April 17. Cereal-for-Dinner Dinner Party (March 7).

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Here are a few resources to get you going: The Virtual Volunteering Guidebook: How to Apply the Principles of Real-World Volunteer Management to Online Service by Susan J. Ask the Expert: Jayne Cravens — Online Volunteering" on the Corporation for National and Community Service 's site. ServiceLeader.org 's Virtual Volunteer Resources.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Because nonprofits depend on donations, they’re often stretched thin for resources. Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. These resources often offer great advice so you can create a first-rate fundraising strategy. Enriched knowledge. Enhanced outreach.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2021

The mission of Mojave Desert Land Trust is to protect the Mojave Desert ecosystem and its scenic and cultural resource values. They’ve conserved more than 80,000 acres of prime desert habitat, forever weaving together National Parks, wilderness areas, and wildlife linkage corridors. Keep It On Theme.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Community Engagement. Direct Mail. Public Relations. What story will the press want to hear?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Add authenticity by using unposed images of real community members rather than stock photos. For example, if your nonprofit is focused on promoting fire safety, you can offer a how-to guide for keeping your home fire-safe in dry months, citing instructions and best practices from the National Fire Protection Association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). You can also use storify to curate tweets, photos, videos, resources, and links during the event.

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