Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

state of grantseeking for different types of organizations. state of grantseeking , the state of community development , and arts and humanities organizations ! So the overall pursuit of grants by education organizations did not change dramatically this past year. She is guest blogging for TechSoup on the current.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2012

state of grantseeking for different types of organizations. state of grantseeking and the state of community development organizations ! Despite Challenges, Arts Organizations Remain Optimistic. Are arts organizations just optimistic or do these results foretell a trend? She is guest blogging for TechSoup on the current.

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Arts Culture United States Survey 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

One core belief has driven the Organizational Effectiveness program for nearly 30 years: Organizations are more effective at meeting their goals when they have thoughtful strategy, strong leadership, and sound management. Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Matt is the recipient of the 2011 Edelman Chicago “Eddy” Award for Innovation. governments, foundations) can put out an “ask” for a specific outcome (e.g. In addition, Matt co-founded and served as Director of Technology for 2MC, a Chicago-based internet consulting firm. I think there are two key points to keep in mind here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Democracy tool recently launched by Foundation Center, out of a total of 18,446 grants awarded since 2011 by more than 1,300 funders focused on the broad range of issues and efforts related to democracy, just 962 have been focused on technology. I should note that the data in Foundation Funding for U.S.

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America Tech New York City Foundation 36

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 26, 2012

A few months ago, I was embroiled in a weeks-long interaction with one of the largest government agencies. Their findings substantiate the belief that nonprofit employees believe in the organization’s mission and want to contribute to the advancement of that mission. Provide recognition awards. As part of a. Reward talent.

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People Pennsylvania Philadelphia Arizona 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

They’ve also leveled the playing field and have a special category for smaller nonprofits (under $1 million budget). And there is also an award category for individual champion, whether board members, volunteers, or a free agent. Image by Codilicious from Flickr. Designate a cheer leader. Gather your tribe and rally the base.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

What could be better than a fabulous organization getting recognized for the important work they do by the entire Convio community during our recent Convio Summit in Baltimore ? EG for CC: How do you describe your role at the organization to friends at parties? Not much else, that’s what. Curious ears can listen here.

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Convio Government Iraq Baltimore 42

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Our financial story begins with Benetech’s forward thinking funders: our users, individuals, foundations, corporations, partners, and government agencies. Why do your net assets seem to be small for an organization with a budget of over $10 million – is there something we’re not seeing? and Catherine T.

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Story Grant Fund Library 155

Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

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Companies Social Product Children 98

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2011

We had a lot this year and I wanted to highlight a few throughout 2011 that really stood out ranging from advocacy, social media gone viral, housefile growth to epic multi-channel strategies. Check out the following top 5 client success stories of 2011: RESOLVE. And not to mention, they won Organization of the Year by DMANF !

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Story Convio New York Library 26

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

By this time, there was an official California Condor Recovery Program that included many groups: government agencies managing the program under the Endangered Species Act , environmental organizations, Native American groups, scientists, and zoos. government, could single-handedly save the condor. A puppet feeds a condor chick.

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California San Diego Impact Story 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowdsourcing is defined broadly as: The process of organizing many people to participate in a joint project, often in small ways. The results are greater than an individual or organization could accomplish alone. There’s isn’t one best way to do it – and many organizations use a combination of these models to meet their objectives.

Measure 96

Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

A new report, "Digital Citizenship: Exploring the Field of Tech for Engagement", released by the Knight Foundation, explores the potential for technology to improve democracy -- specifically at how it can help people engage with their communities, leaders, and governments. Interest piqued? Start engaging here.

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Research Ideas Tools Survey 67

NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Many of them track us automatically: Nike Plus tracks my run, Mint.com tracks my finances and spending patterns, and TripIt neatly organizes my travel plans. As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history. Today we have a wild abundance to the ways we collect our stories.

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Storytelling Story Mobile North Korea 87

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We lead off with Amy Sample Ward who is the executive director of NTEN , the big membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. She is one of our great online community organizers. Beth Kanter won the NTEN Award in2007: Most Valuable Person in NpTech field. He got the NTEN Award IN 2011.

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Celebrate News Technology Nonprofit 89

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

President Obama made a number of interesting comments related to the initiation of the overall IT project. “When we (the Federal Government) buy I.T. ” I can’t speak to the Federal procurement process in particular, but I’d encourage organizations with similarly bureaucratic or rigid selection processes (e.g.,

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