Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 17, 2012

Date : January 17, 2012, 6 pm EST. Location : New York, NY. Topic : Philanthropy and Social Media. Description : To launch the whitepaper, Philanthropy and Social Media, presented by The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust, this panel discussed the impact of social media on philanthropy and giving from various perspectives.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In the coming years, trillions of dollars in wealth held by the Baby Boomer generation (born from 1955– 1964) are poised to transfer to their children and grandchildren, millennials (1981 – 1996) and Generation Z (1997 –2012). foundations together distributed about $472 billion in grants.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks for your nominations of a “Hero with a Heart,” and gives them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. The CTK Foundation will choose a blogger (hopefully me) who will hand-pick one winner from any category.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference offered a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Casey Foundation.

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sgEngage

JUNE 19, 2012

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2012: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2011. Giving by foundations increased 1.8% billion in 2011, according to figures provided by the Foundation Center.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2012

MCON 2012, a virtual summit to help nonprofit leaders learn how to engage the Millennial generation as donors, takes place online on July 19. The Chronicle on Philanthropy announced the findings this morning online in two separate articles here and here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Encouraging nonprofits to embrace this mode of fundraising was the point of the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge , one of the first giving contests launched back in 2007 where I was a first place winner raising funds for Cambodian children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. Foundations Report :: Download. Published by the Foundation Center. 2014 Giving Trends of Grantmaking Foundations Report :: Download. Published by Philanthropy Age.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history). The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is the premier Latino fund in California. Foundation with 4 core staff members. Masha Chernyak.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. "Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. By the way, Lucy Bernholz' top buzz word of 2012 was " data."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. GiveMN 2012 by the Numbers by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Rob Reich, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Center for Ethics in Society, Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society, has just released a new book called “ Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better.” In 2017, $410 billion was given in philanthropy.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

In 2012, 58% of the Millennial population said they used the mobile Internet, and this number is only increasing. With these numbers growing every year, it is important that your foundation enables its website to fit on any device, from a desktop, tablet, to a smartphone. eMarkerter predicts that more than 50% of the 76.4

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2012

Lynda Frost from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Becky Hayes Boober from the Maine Health Access Foundation, and Karen Linkins from Desert Vista Consulting led a fabulous session showing how three different health initiatives have successfully integrated services and advocacy to achieve true systems change. I sure hope so.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download. 7) Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2010 :: Download. Thank you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2012

NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 20, 2012. There’s Feminist Hulk , Buddhist Hulk , and many more. NONPROFIT HULK Twitter must be hanging out or working with communications professionals or foundations, because his or her tagline is: “HULK THEORY OF CHANGE: SMASH. NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 25, 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Guest Post by the Packard Foundation OE Team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

I am doing a session called “ Learning in Public ” with Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, TCC Group. Better yet, I’m hosting a small mob of guest bloggers from different foundations and organizations who will be writing guest post to share the ideas about flowing out the conference. Casey Foundation.

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. billion to community foundation-held DAFs in our sample, down 17% from over $11 billion in 2021.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

Last conducted in 2008, this study of primarily US foundations found that there was little to no change in the degree to which grantmakers incorporated practices deemed important to the success of grantees. These debates are rooted in some telling assumptions about the evolving field of philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

On September 6, 2012, TechSoup held a free webinar with two guest presenters from The Foundation Center. George Ford gave an overview and tour of the Foundation Directory Online , including tips for finding funding to match your organization’s mission and location. What Is the Foundation Directory Online?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. These are important traits to develop, and will make fundraising easier as micro-philanthropy matures.

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Everyaction

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more. What does the United Nations Foundation do?

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Chronicle of Philanthropy Aug. Chronicle of Philanthropy Aug.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO 2012 conference is off to a great start. At the “Learning in Public” breakout session, Beth Kanter, Jared Raynor (TCC Group) and Kathy Reich (David and Lucile Packard Foundation) sharing the Packard Foundation’s experience with learning in public. How many hours could be freed up across the foundation?

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Care2

JULY 19, 2012

At this rate, philanthropic giving would not recover until 2022, said Patrick Rooney, Executive Director of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, which coordinates the Giving USA study. Report Highlights: The study also revealed a: 9% decline in donations to foundations, indicating that the wealthiest people in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Lynda Frost of the Hogg Foundation talked about funding integrated mental health services and how that Foundation was able to be the neutral convener of stakeholders to discuss policy. Colby, Vice President, Research and Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Well…can you have your cake and eat it too? When does it work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Charting Impact is a strategic alliance among Independent Sector , BBB Wise Giving Alliance , and GuideStar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Yet foundation staff charged with organizational learning responsibilities are still charting a new course in our field. How to create systems for accessing knowledge resources that foundation staff will use. Cindy Rizzo is the Senior Director for Grantmaking & Evaluation at the Arcus Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 4, 2012. If you’ve not seen The Center for Effective Philanthropy survey of September, 2012, it sets up the challenge pretty clearly. We encourage the same with our investment approach in our placed-based approach with Venture Philanthropy Partners. … Read More

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

This data powers tools like Candid’s Foundation Directory , allowing users to see who’s giving what, where, and to whom. 2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. private and community foundations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

This month he explores why and how networked nonprofits should rally for more transparency in campaign funding based on a more detailed article over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , we highlight the work of the Sunlight Foundation and its executive director, Ellen Miller.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

University Launches New Foundation Relations and Philanthropy Site : University Launches New Foundation Relations and Philanthropy Site February 6, 2012 — The University of Virginia Office of Development and Public Affairs has launched a new website designed to support University faculty researchers and development administrators motivated to seek (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

In addition, our work is praised in a report and recommendation for donors entitled “Human Rights and International Justice: Challenges and Opportunities at an Inflection Point,” which was commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies. MacArthur Foundation to develop the next generation of Martus. and Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

In addition to nonprofits, increasingly individual donors and foundations read reviews of nonprofits. And foundations such as The Grable Foundation in Pittsburgh, PA already asks its applicants whether or not they have reviews on GreatNonprofits.org. Please join us for the conversation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. Now, it’s the nearing the end of 2012. How much should I ask for? How can my board members help?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

This level of increased global philanthropy is worth a further look. The Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity recently published its Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2010 and reported “financial flows to the developing world from the United States increased notably in 2010 to $326.4 Foundations (12%).

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