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Raising the Floor Op Ed in Sacramento Bee

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just published my first op ed on the raising the floor concept yesterday in the Sacramento Bee, Everyone deserves access to technology, online world , co-authored with Prof. I want to sound the call for the technology community to get behind raising the floor for everybody around the planet. Gregg Vanderheiden.

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When Fundraising Disaster Strikes, What Should You Do?

Tech Soup

" His nonprofit has an annual budget of under $35,000, almost all of it raised on the Give Local America Big Day of Giving in Sacramento. The nonprofit had raised about $11,000 in donations before the Kimbia website failure. It ended up raising $39,000. Disaster Planning and Recovery.

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Two Ways To Use Crowdsourcing for Face-to-Face Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Next week on March 1-2, the First 5 California and the Water Cooler Joint Conference will take place in Sacramento. Does crowdsourcing questions — can that raise awareness about the issue, inspire a broader range or or quality of questions, or otherwise contribute to a productive conversation? Stay tuned.

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Where's the Care2 Team in June 2011?

Care2

AFP Fund Raising Day in New York New York, NY. AAPC Strategic Outlook Conference: California Battleground 2012 Sacramento, CA. Eric Rardin Clint O'Brien. Sustainable Brands '11 Monterey, CA. Justin Perkins. Jocelyn Harmon Eric Rardin Ashley Hansen. Tabletop #15. Eric Glader Ellen Braverman. Netroots Nation 2011 Minneapolis, MN.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. As nonprofits continue to navigate a challenging economic climate, GivingTuesday continues to play a unique role that is special to the nonprofit sector. They hit their goal of collecting 150 coats.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

Tech Soup

The app is currently used in West Sacramento, California, which is a food desert, according to the app creators. Nonprofits can use GoodyGood to raise community engagement and engage people in a particular cause or campaign. The Acres app helps support community wellness by connecting urban farmers with land for lease.

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Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camps in Berkeley and Brooklyn

Have Fun - Do Good

After the Boot Camp in 2005, I wrote up notes from the five sessions I attended: Strategic Communications Planning, Building the Local Green Economy, The Seven Things You Need to Know to Raise Money, Community Organizing and Action, and Volunteerism Recruitment and Management, which you can read here.