Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2010

Animal sanctuaries exist because there are places, people and things that animals need sanctuary from. Chimps are used in labs for animal testing. Elephants are forced to perform silly tricks through submission in circuses.

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JULY 2, 2010

Peak water is reached when the rate at which water demanded is higher than the rate at which the supply is replenished. By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world population could be under stress conditions.

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MAY 19, 2010

Corruption on Wall Street. War profiteering. Catastrophic oil spills. Predatory lending. Corporate lobbying on Capitol Hill. Illegal logging of rain forests. Wildlife poaching and animal testing. Sweat shops. The list goes on and on. Almost every problem in the world today has its roots in corporate greed.

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

January’s theme is protecting endangered wildlife. The nonprofits below are doing excellent work in educating the public about the illegal trade of endangered wildlife for clothing, aphrodisiacs, “gourmet&# foods, and Chinese medicine.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

February’s theme is Healing Haiti. The nonprofits below are doing excellent work in helping heal the hearts, minds and bodies of the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti: Twitter: UNICEF. Facebook: Partners In Health. YouTube: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MySpace: Concern Worldwide.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The monthly Community Builder chat series is part of the #4Change community of regularly scheduled chats, bringing together people from around the world to talk about examples, practices, tips and more as we all explore the way technology can be used for social change.

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MARCH 1, 2010

March’s theme is Modern and Contemporary Art. Below are 5 museums throughout the world that are creatively utilizing social media: Twitter: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Lima. Facebook: Moscow Museum of Modern Art. YouTube: Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. MySpace: Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Flickr: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

to $20+ billion in 2010. 2010 Online Giving Report by Blackbaud. Online is a critical piece … You could argue that if offline fundraising accounts for such a large portion of fundraising revenue in the industry then you should place all your focus there. But that would be slightly short sighted. It’s grown 34.5%

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JANUARY 13, 2011

I’m not sure what 2010 looks like yet, but based on the growth we’ve seen since 1997 (as shown below) it’s pretty safe to say that 2010 online giving numbers went up. Did you know that online giving passed 15 BILLION in 2009? Amazing, eh? So, how are you thinking about your online fundraising strategy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

Updated: March 4, 2010. Released: February 12, 2010. Released: March 29, 2010. Released: March 9, 2010. Released: March 17, 2010. Released: Updated February 25, 2010. National Public Radio :: Download. App Name: NPR News. Users can also download stories for offline reading. App Name: Humane TV.

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MARCH 18, 2013

World Wildlife Fund :: March 15, 2010. By 2010 the World Wildlife Fund had launched a much larger, longer website with more color, larger photos, and a larger font. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/10. The website design was wider and centered to accommodate larger computers and laptops.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In 2010 an estimated $291 billion was raised. Online fundraising grew 34% and raised over $20 billion dollars in 2010 – Blackbaud. Thanks to our friends Farra Trompeter over at Big Duck and Avi Kaplan of Rad Campaign we compiled several year-end fundraising appeals from 2010. Fundraising Facts. Charity Navigator.

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

For large nonprofits here is some even scarier news: the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in October of 2010 that donations to the nation’s largest charities dropped 11% last year. The median expected change for nonprofits in 2010 was supposed to be an increase of 1.4%. conference of 2010 [1] the top thirty “ thon ” (i.e.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2010

The use of iPhone Apps that benefit the nonprofit sector is going to explode in 2010. Hundreds of iPhone Apps created by nonprofits and nonprofit service providers are quietly preparing for an early 2010 launch. My guess is we will see many more such Apps and gelocation services launch in 2010. 2) Fundraising :: Charity Finder.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Now in it’s third year (View the 2009 Edition and 2010 Edition ), the 11 holiday gift programs listed below benefit nonprofits and thus help make the world a better place: 1. 11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits :: 2010 Edition. Related Links: Nine Holiday Card Programs That Benefit Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The Facebook of February 2010 is quite different from the Facebook of 2009 especially when it comes to Facebook Fan Pages. Now the only way fans know if they have new Updates is if they go to their Inbox > Updates or if they click “Messages&# on the left of the Home view (the later was just added February 2010).

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Date : December 2nd, 2010. Location : Online. Topic : Podcast: How Nonprofits Can Use LinkedIn.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

of non-profits were able to raise over 10k through Facebook in 2010. It would seem that non-profits are eager to figure out how to utilize social networking as part of their online strategy, but only 2.4% So, the question remains, Facebook is a great platform for many things, but is it useful for fundraising?

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APRIL 12, 2010

In January 2010, I was quoted by Association & Nonprofit BizNow for saying: “[Heather] envisions a mobile app with a GuideStar database of nonprofits that would make it possible for people to donate to any organization at any time. Released: March 3, 2010. Updated: February 5, 2010. Updated: February 11, 2010.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

I know you’ve heard it… 2010 is the Year of the Mobile Web. It will surely stretch into 2011 and beyond, but 2010 is definitely the year to reap the benefits of early adoption. Nonprofit Text Messaging Benchmarks 2010. Not only that, there are now 4.1 billion mobile subscribers worldwide. population!).

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2010

I spent some time with Randi Zuckerberg while at South by South West Interactive 2010. Randi works on a number of initiatives for Facebook – one of those being focused on Facebooks involvement in helping nonprofits. She also works on things related to marketing, politics and current events.

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JUNE 23, 2011

In 2010, Komen Maryland strategically sent 103 email messages to constituents over 140 days. The results were astounding – the 2010 Race for the Cure® brought in more than $3 million through an evaluation by a third-party returned positive feedback on the frequency and quality of messaging.

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MARCH 22, 2011

I originally developed this content with Danielle Brigida ( @starfocus ) for the 2010 Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, and I’ve used it many times since then to help organizations get their programs off the ground.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2012

In 2009 and 2010, nonprofits were busy launching and improving their social media campaigns. In 2009 and 2010, many nonprofits rushed to launch smartphone apps. For the most part, nonprofits have been slow to launch mobile websites. The Mobile Web was on their to-do list, but it was relegated to 2011 and 2012.

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MAY 24, 2012

7) Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2010 :: Download. View: All Blackbaud Reports. 6) 2011 The Mobile Frontier: Successful Strategies from Text-to-Give and Beyond :: Download. Published by Convio. View: All Convio Reports. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. View: All Giving USA Foundation Reports.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Women Give 2010 is the first report to compare philanthropic giving between men and women across all income levels based on a nationally representative sample. But, how can organizations and enterprises best use video to inspire change?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Social Media is definitely going mobile, and I have listed below three mobile strategies that your nonprofit can start experimenting with and considering for 2010: 1) Text-messaging for advocacy and fundraising: Services like Mobile Commmons and mGive offer mass text-messaging and Text-to-Give services for nonprofits.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The graphic, provided by Convio , compares the growth of online giving between the years of 2008 to 2010, these numbers have only grown over the past 3 years and are continuing to increase. IT is by far the most direct way to communicate with a large audience and to increase your funding.

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NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift. Since 2010 was an abnormal year for online giving - due to the wave of offerings for Haiti’s earthquake relief - many organizations received a gift that year, but never heard back from the donor.

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JULY 15, 2010

percent for the 3 months ending May 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 while the online giving index reports that online revenue increased by 23.0 percent for the 3 months ending May 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. The charitable giving index reports that overall revenue increased by 6.2

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010. Seventy-seven percent prefer to mail checks to nonprofits, but it is worth noting that the percent of those aged 65 and older donating online jumped to 36 percent in 2012, up from 29 percent in 2010. Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media Mobile for Good'

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Crowdrise came on the scene with a big splash in 2010. Jumo is another social media for social good platform that entered the mix in 2010. Social media for social good is grassroots organizing, fundraising and impact in the digital world. Here’s 9 “social media for social good&# websites you should check out today.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

in 2010. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Webinar for Nonprofits (10,304). 11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager (9,452). Related Link: 10 Most Popular Posts on Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

I hope all of you take a break from social media over the holidays , rejuvenate your spirit and mind with family and friends, and then come back in 2010 ready for a head-swimming, mind-boggling year of mobile tech, geolocation overload, and social media on the go!

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Launched the advocacy Twitter handle in January 2010 (@Advocate4PanCAN) and it is growing steadily. For example, when the staff and over 500 volunteers were on Capitol Hill for Advocacy Day in June 2010, I documented the whole experience on Twitter (#AdvDay2010) with pictures, video and updates. It has close to 400 followers.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

So busy in fact that I have postponed most of the webinars left in 2010 until mid-February 2011 ( View Webinar Schedule ). I have accepted an extremely exciting, but time-consuming project related to social media and nonprofits that will keep me very busy through the end of January. More on that when I get back!

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