Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. Jason at DIA tagged it with this note: "The most universal piece of advice about using social networks for fundraising and friendraising is to start small."

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Pay extra attention to tags on top donors and reach out to those who haven’t given in a while or haven ’ t been contacted lately. Mainly, just try to figure out who may have fallen through the cracks and check in with them.” – Danielle Pollock, administrative assistant for advancement, Heritage Christian University 3.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

This sticker allows an open-ended response from your followers. Also used in this screenshot, but not mentioned in this article, is the Hashtag sticker (#IBDvisible) which allows you to tag a term just like the way hashtags are used in a feed post. 4: The Questions Sticker. 5: Quiz Sticker.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Open Standards. Even if APIs require a greater level of effort than is immediately possible, putting data in XML with open schemas and good descriptions would enable outside organizations to do interesting things with the data. Tags: Government Transparency.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Social Venture Partners Arizona Founder Jerry Hirsch introduced Kat Rosqueta, Founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania, to 80 attendees. Commitment to Continuous Learning — We make progress because we are open to learning and course correcting, as we need to.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

It's a universal app for $3.99 Open in… support. I'd also love to be able to browse existing tags. Tagged: Blogging , Poster , WordPress. I tried blogging a few times from the official WordPress app but it's terrible too. Late last week, I found Poster. I like that. Image support.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

I had multiple chances to plug my ideas around a more open approach in Davos, and found a sympathetic hearing, given some exciting activity in the same area. My main talk was at a session on commercialization of university research. Tags: WEF Davos IP research commercialization intellectual property Davos10. Here's what I said.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

It also has universal name recognition, and any business (your nonprofit included) should have a Facebook page — if not for the many networking, informational, and communication benefits, then at least to show that your organization has legitimacy. Twitter is an opportunity for continuous and open conversation with your supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2008

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. on December 10th, they created this short video with different WITNESS staff talking about images that opened their eyes to human rights abuses around the world. (To For 15 years, WITNESS has harnessed the power of video to advance human rights.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 20, 2009

It has to do with the fact that many, many nonprofit websites and web applications are built using MySQL, the most popular open source database management system. Of course, since MySQL is open source, there is no danger of MySQL going away, someone can always fork it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? Open Content, Online Privacy, and Virtual Worlds Where Most Needed points out that few US Universities jump on MIT's Free Courseware Bandwagon.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

When the South Carolina Aquarium found out it was getting an albino alligator, it wanted to make sure people had their eyes wide open. When people scanned the QR code with their smart phone, it opened a mobile-friendly petition aimed at saving British Columbia’s Flathead River Valley. Happy scanning!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In fact, people are much more likely to remember a story (63%) than a statistic (5%) according to research from Stanford University. Your donors will be impressed by your thoughtfulness when they open emails that are both personally addressed to them and relevant and interesting. Responding to DM’s, comments, and tags from followers.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

In fact, people are much more likely to remember a story (63%) than a statistic (5%) according to research from Stanford University. Your donors will be impressed by your thoughtfulness when they open emails that are both personally addressed to them and relevant and interesting. Responding to DM’s, comments, and tags from followers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The caliber of attendees is amazing from all countries: ministers of education and science, top scientists, university presidents. Since I came to STS to plug open content, open data and transparency in general, it really resonated. Tags: Kyoto STS climate change climate adaption STS2010.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 22, 2014

He mentioned business CEOs, lawyers, university presidents, HR professionals, marketing gurus, etc. These Board Members can make introductions to companies, open doors to new sponsors and recruit top-notch volunteers. Let this person tell their story, share their passion and open new doors for the organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

NetSquared is pleased to announce a new Partner Challenge with University of California at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center. The Challenge is now open for submissions - the deadline to submit is March 13th! Select “HRC-UCB&# from the Prize Tag menu located below Additional Cause Area Tags on the Submission Form.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

They were getting creative and pioneering MySpace in 2005 and Facebook in 2006 long before corporate brands and universities, but that hasn’t been the case with mobile technology. billion text messages each day with an open-rate that currently hovers at about 90%. Tags: Mobile Technology Text Messaging. They also send 2.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

No problem, I dug into the NpTech + Digg tag archives and pulled out this terrific Beginner's Guide To Digg. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week. Haven't dug into Digg yet? And if you???re

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2023

Give sponsor shoutouts (be sure to tag their accounts) on all your social channels for additional sponsor visibility and engagement. When pitching these types of sponsorships, keep lines of communication open to determine the best donation options for the business to get the most out of it. Use social media.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology. Like companies, university tech transfer offices are encouraged solely to find commercially valuable applications of inventions. We need university leaders incented to value the social applications equally.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 27, 2021

Harvard University has an endowment valued at more than $40 billion. This type of restricted gift is more commonly received by large institutions, such as universities and hospitals. Large institutions like colleges, hospitals, and some private K-12 schools have endowments that provide long-term financial security as well as prestige.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2010

An open letter to companies planning online communities | Community Building – I love this "open letter" from Martin Reed at CommunitySpark – it touches on so many "cultural" and infrastructure needs that organizations should think about BEFORE creating an online community space.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) of Maastricht University are conducting a survey: "We are investigating the effects of online social network memberships on your daily life. In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings."

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 19, 2009

PHP and MySQL -– Really good open source code for building dynamic web sites: [link] and [link]. John Taylor at North Carolina State University recommended PDF995 which installs as a printer driver, allowing you to print to a PDF instead of a printer: [link]. Tags: Software.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Although our efforts on RtF are mainly around serving people with disabilities, we are open to thinking more broadly about how these technologies could benefit more people. After all, that's the whole point of universal design ! Tags: RtF TED2009 Raising the Floor Bookaccess Bookshare. Thanks, Joy!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I just got back form the Economic Self-Reliance Conference at Brigham Young University in Utah. Not the typical SROI calculation, but the dramatic point was that Flat World is making impact the center piece of their foray into Open Educational Resources (OERs). OERs are the open source equivalent of open source software.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2017

Plenty of resources exist to find that perfect grant for your organization that has the style, flexibility and price tag you need – or maybe that’s the jeans. So get out there, open your eyes and consider the possibilities happening in your own backyard. And maybe it’s not your favorite thing to do. GrantWatch.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

Amplified Leicester is managed by the Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University in partnership with the DMU Centre for Social Action and Phoenix Square Digital Media Centre. Tags: community presentation ampleic cdsi community driven social impact social by social. What questions do you have? What lessons can you share?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 25, 2010

The Museum is open the usual 10-5, Tuesday-Sunday. The Lab is open late, the visible staff is almost entirely students, and they play mix tapes over the stereo. Tags: design guestpost comfort. Evening events entice with the promise of music and food. You can't bring in an ink pen without a permit.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

Gen Yers” expect everything to be open, connected, and personalized. The path to achieving this openness is the Application Program Interface (API). When Blackbaud NetCommunity and its corresponding free and open API were released in 2004, we affirmed our commitment to openness and leading the nonprofit community to a better place.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

Social Actions is “an open source database of actions people can take on any issue. Universal Giving helps us reach people across the country to tell them about volunteer opportunities, our community service programs and other charitable giving opportunities. Connect & Learn more.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 30, 2011

Schools, childcare centers, academic institutions, and universities, unless the organization’s sole (entire) purpose entails serving a disadvantaged community (e.g., Most offer programs that are fully open to all regardless of religious affiliation. the blind, hearing impaired, low-income members, etc.) research programs).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

OneWebDay opens up techie conversations to everyone. Help Universal Giving Bring the Web to the Developing World. Tags: issues socialchange digitalinclusion onewebday owd09 uk. A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. This year’s theme is One Web. Perform an Internet Health Check.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2009

Two years ago, I wrote about Will Wright and the rise of "God games" in which players not only function within but control an expanding universe of characters, scenes, and conditions. Each new Spore creature is automatically uploaded to a central database and then redistributed to individual players' universes.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. As organizations with a stake in the future of communications, we must ensure that the commissioners hear our call for fast, affordable, ubiquitous, and open Internet access. Net Neutrality.

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2010

This all works because the Internet is one thing above all else: OPEN. Because the Internet is open, our nonprofits can share knowledge, empower people and make our communities better places. Tags: Advocacy free press Leadership net neutrality NPTech. You can support the cause by signing the individual letter of support.

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