Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

The idea is simple – by open sourcing her materials, she hopes to inspire more colleges to incorporate courses on philanthropy in their curriculum. Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. 3) Giving 2.0:

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

Our sponsors help make this event possible. Check out these awesome panels and sign up today. You’ll find us in Washington , DC , NYC , San Francisco, Atlanta , and London so save the date and come get your tech on with us. More details on the after parties soon. A big thank you goes out to them.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. Will we act as a fiscal sponsor, something we’ve avoided to date? We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2005

I came to Amsterdam yesterday to attend a summit meeting of open source foundations. There seem to be dozens of these groups, each built around one or more open source software project. Picture of the open source foundations summit. And, the desire for peer learning was strong.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2013

How Non-Profits and Think Tanks Are Pushing Government to Better Leverage Data This post gives examples of how non-profits, foundations and university communities are advocating for evidence-based decision-making, through sponsoring supporting initiatives, and using different tools and techniques as governments open up their data.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

Their theory is that anything they build has to be built open source, so that the taxpayers can access and use any innovations. Since transparency is only one leg of the stool, San Francisco also sponsored an app development contest to get people involved in using the data for the public good. We want to rock the sector.).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

But so often, supports (whether financial supporters or other sponsors/partners) overlook the power their endorsement carries. I have three key myths to highlight: “Money is Gold&#. For many projects, money is obviously a key ingredient to staying afloat and going forward. “History is Enough&#.

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MAY 5, 2021

Make your donors and sponsors feel appreciated by creating personalized, one-of-a-kind videos that speak directly to your donors or sponsors and the impact their gift has had on your mission. You’ll get more control with this open-source software, but you’ll also benefit from having the backing of those larger companies behind you.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Corporations sponsor the widget, so there is a brand showing. So if the article is about a fire, you might see on the widget information about the American Red Cross, or other local nonprofits that address the needs of victims of fire. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Social Ads are sponsored advertisements that are linked to users profile data, social graph, and activities. The second part of Facebook’s advertising platform is likely not going to be used by nonprofits, for the most part, but is important to consider if Facebook is a part of your constitiuent-building or fundraising strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Along with updates to the four systems we reviewed in the past, we’ve added seven new open source and proprietary systems to provide nonprofits with a much broader scope of the types of systems available to them. One of the areas we focused on was constituent interaction. Download it for free at [LINK: [link] ] to learn more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

As an expert on commerce and culture, I am sometimes commissioned to do sponsored research. Culturally, it’s an invitation for private foundations to become more open source. Every year over 7,800 grants are made in the U.S. to fund research in an attempt to address critical social problems.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2009

Over the past month, I had the privilege of being the Forum One Project Manager for a fun, open-source web application development contest: the Apps for America 2: Data.gov Challenge.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

Last week in Berkeley, California the Human Rights Center, with the support of sponsors like the John D. Governments and adversarial groups with bigger budgets are often better armed, which might also account for the prevalence of open-source software for these groups, as it is thought of as being more secure in addition to cost-effective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Ben Rattray, Change.Org's founder, describes it as - "to create an open-sourced advocacy platform that identifies and then mobilizes resources around the best ideas for how to change the country." Anyone can post an idea and then it is the wisdom crowds to vote. More details on the FAQ.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

We''re excited to announce our Green Sponsors for the 14NTC! These sponsors are taking a sustainable approach to sponsoring the NTC and have opted out of printing their promotional materials to be more sustainable. This year''s Green Sponsors are: Confluence. Engaging Networks is proud to be an NTC Green Sponsor!

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The site was unveiled at an event on Wednesday in Washington by its sponsors, the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. ALEXANDRIA, Va., While other studies have ranked entire states on health factors, this site is the first to showcase the impact of multiple health factors in every U.S.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The nonprofit world’s approach to funding does not, and will not, work for the capital intensive, open source driven, risk-laden landscape of technology today. Only technology companies (with some exceptions in the open-source world) do that well. of that $50 to Open Collective, leaving the collective with $950.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

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. Rami shared how his organization works in a transparent way, open sourcing its program materials and processes.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Pro tip: Get as many of your sponsors involved as possible, whether that means donating items or providing a venue for the day of. To find this partner, ask your board members for recommendations or reach out to some of your regular sponsors. This is also a great time to acquire sponsors and seek auction items.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Shannon Turlingtion blogs about wikis , Open Source, and changing the way we "manage" participation. Video submissions are being accepted for the 3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards, co-sponsored by See3 Communications and NTEN. The winner will be announced at the NTC !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

Silona is organizing a Code-A-Thon that will lock up 100 programmers for 48 hours to see what kind of open source software can be written for non-profits. I will have a caffeinated beverage sponsor! It's taking place on October 13th at 6:00 p.m. to October 15th at 6:00 p.m. at tek republik in Austin, Texas. I never do.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot software: membership management , event. open source. Take a tour!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Enter the Nonprofit Common Data Model (CDM) , originally stewarded by Microsoft as a founding creator and ongoing community sponsor. Because it exists as an Open Source architecture rather than an Open Source project based on a specific platform, it is strengthened by interdependency as more nonprofit software providers participate.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 22, 2013

Here’s why this grant is so important to us: Gathering the stories of victims and witnesses puts human rights fieldworkers and their sources at grave risk. They face intense surveillance and state-sponsored harassment by skilled and well-resourced attackers who want access to their sensitive information and their network of contacts.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. state and 30+ countries signed their online petition to stop the dumping of mountaintop mining waste into waterways; More than 150 congressional co-sponsors from the U.S. Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Politics, and Activism If you can't be in DC this weekend to remind Congress that you voted against this war , Ruby Sinreich suggests that you head to the Progressive Island on Second Life for the Avatars Against the War sponsored by RootsCampSl.org Hillary Clinton is using Drupal. " Web 2.0, Lucy has more coverage on her blog.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Built upon open-source tools, open standards, and best practices, this panel will highlight practical examples of initiatives from private, public and government sectors.". This panel is sponsored by ShareThis.". Data will be shared!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The Knight Foundation is sponsoring The Knight News Challenge and they've got $5 million to give away. And if you're looking for some fabulous manuals for open source software, check out the Floss Manuals. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. See 1,010 Favorite Tools on the TechSoup Blog.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2008

" The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the.

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2006

" The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. state and 30+ countries signed their online petition to stop the dumping of mountaintop mining waste into waterways ; More than 150 congressional co-sponsors from the U.S. Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

I started contributing to Global Voices where I did blogging roundups from Cambodia. In 2007, I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville. Here’s a video and blog post I wrote for Blogher back then.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

The DoGooder Awards recognize exceptional use of video to promote good causes and are sponsored by YouTube and TechSoup donor partner, Cisco. The SixthSense project is working on a set of open source instructions on how to make your own prototype augmented reality. Have a look at the four winning videos on YouTube.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Appreciation messages Your nonprofit’s blog can be an effective tool to show gratitude to donors , volunteers, corporate sponsors, and other stakeholders who have helped push your mission forward. Anne is an advocate for open source and co-organizes the Bay Area Drupal Camp.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

The overhead of finding sponsors for a small publication is enormous. Some, that have a home in the extra time that some academics can spend on such things in their jobs, are almost sustainable. Others aren’t at all. I’m really not sure what the answer is. Is there a business model that will make this work? Be Helpful.

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