Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In fact, we’re doing so well in that respect that I get to engage more and more in new opportunities to advance our nonprofit mission—but less in writing my updates. In all seriousness, 2013 has been an incredibly busy and productive year for us. We also received our largest-ever award for human rights, a two-year, $2.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2013

” This book would not have been possible with going through a wonderful collaboration for my first book, “The Networked Nonprofit” with Alison Fine. One of the last things I got to share with him was that the book was nominated for the Terry McAdams book award.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Using her musical abilities and skills as an entertainer while donning one of her signature sequined jumpsuits, Ellen helps nonprofits across the country raise millions of dollars annually and engages donors in a fun, engaging, joyful, unique, memorable and authentic way with huge heart.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. We were up against immense political pressure to rescind the award. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” I’d say, dodging the recommendations. I was wrong.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2013

The DoGooder Awards are here! The DoGooder Video Awards are taking submissions starting March 4, 2013. Nonprofits are video savvy than ever. In fact, last year's DoGooder Awards had 1,200 entries from over 600 participants, and nonprofit participants saw a surge of views on YouTube. Best Nonprofit Video.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge. The thrill of solving problems, of figuring something out, and bringing that understanding into the service of humanity.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Each year the International Computer Refurbishers Summit awards a lifetime achievement award. This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was not an easy road for Nancy. To be sure, Nancy Jo Craig is an accomplished woman.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Davey Awards celebrate agencies that demonstrate exceptional creativity. These awards honor the power of big ideas over substantial budgets and emphasize the importance of storytelling and innovation in digital design. Forum One has been recognized with 10 prestigious Davey Awards for our work with clients this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

One of the biggest highlights at the Nonprofit Technology Conference each year, without surprise, is the awarding of the annual DoGooder Video Awards. So, without further adieu, the 2013 Annual DoGooder Awards Go To. Winner of Best of Nonprofit Video Award. Change Agent Award.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Do Good Data 2013 is in Chicago, Illinois this August. While Dan Pallotta''s plenary also elicited a "wow" from Debra Askanase, she argues that overall, nonprofit-oriented conferences have a lot of work to do to provide blow-me-away sessions and ideas. Application deadline is June 24, 2013.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Neighborhood Builder’s Award Tech Impact’s ITWorks program can continue helping at people like William Kendima achieve more, earn more, and make more change in their community. Each student enrolled in the highly competitive, free program works a 5 week internship, generally in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Note from Beth: Last year John Haydon reached out about a special project he was working on for the CTK Foundation that was providing some resources and financial support for nonprofits. If you’re like most people who work at nonprofits, you’re inspired by quietly changing the world each and every day. What is the CTK Foundation?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

In 2013, Zoe Amar and Matt Collins, digital strategy consultants for nonprofits, started the “ Social CEOs Award ” after being inspired by LinkedIn’s top 30 social CEOs list. In the UK as in the US, social media is more and more becoming part of the nonprofit CEO skillset. Click to see full infographic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. million for nonprofits guest post by Jessica Hodder. million for 520 South Florida nonprofits, with a total of 19,245 gifts. Collaboration among nonprofits is key; Miami Arts Brigade was a huge testament to that.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! As always, I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends. The nonprofit World Wide Web Foundation. The Internet of Things is one of those items on my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

To find those creative solutions, it’s important for nonprofit advocates, communicators, and program directors to challenge barriers, habits, and assumptions that separate us from other offices, “competing” peer organizations, and disciplines. The recent award winners of the 2012 Grinnell Prize are a great example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Lucy Bernholz will join the Foundation as a Visiting Scholar effective fall 2013 and through 2014. Philanthropy'

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Aaron Bramley Lights.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Over 1400 taglines were submitted to the Nonprofit Tagline Awards. Creating good taglines for your nonprofit’s brand is challenging. Feed the World You Want to Live In -- EcoFarm Conference 2013, Ecological Farming Association --. The final voting is down to just 63 tagline finalists. Why I liked it? Why I liked it?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Additionally, the Regional Representative will receive a trip to the 2013 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Washington, DC. Also coming up in November is the 2012 Nonprofit Software Development Summit , Aspiration 's "Annual NPTechie Love Fest". Claim or update your nonprofit and invite reviews to participate.

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See3

MARCH 5, 2013

The DoGooder Video Awards are taking submissions starting March 4, 2013. contest Daily DoGooder dogoodertv Uncategorized Causes Cisco Contests DoGooder Awards Nonprofits NTEN Video YouTube' The contest is presented by […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Note From Beth: Next month I’m lucky enough to be doing the keynote at Social Media for Nonprofits Conference in San Francisco to share some ideas from my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Nonprofit book award.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Over the past four years, I have worked as an instructional designer in the for-profit education world and am excited to have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. Looking for nonprofit professional development opportunities? The Nonprofit Management Institute is for you!

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The March of Dimes is an example of a nonprofit whose original mission of serving polio victims was made obsolete by a vaccine. In 2013, CEO Reed Hastings committed to moving from being a content distributor to becoming the creator of award-winning productions.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Here's the latest.

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sgEngage

APRIL 14, 2022

For nonprofits looking for funding sources, trust is paramount. Even when nonprofits balance their desire to do good works with a realistic view of the level of effort required to accomplish those goals, funding may still be elusive if there are not strong internal controls in place. The Case for Internal Controls for Nonprofits .

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Care2

APRIL 1, 2013

We who work in the nonprofit sector are blessed to have many outstanding innovators in our midst. The winner will receive a cash award of $1,000, plus Care2 will donate an additional $1,000 to their favorite charity. The winner will receive a cash award of $1,000, plus Care2 will donate an additional $1,000 to their favorite charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Zoe Amar and Matt Collins of Platypus Digital created the #SocialCEO Awards in 2013 with the goal to celebrate charity leaders who are using social media in support of their organization’s missions. Does your nonprofit’s CEO use social media in support of the organization’s mission? Have an example?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

For past couple of years, I have been blogging , speakin g, facilitating peer trainings , and writing about using measurement methods for nonprofits to measure impact and to learn from their data. I detected a clear shift in attitudes in the audience at the conference based on the audience questions. Books Conferences'

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

Now available to nonprofits, charities, and libraries through TechSoup, Bitdefender security products protect individual PCs and Macs as well as enterprise networks. These applications have won awards, shone through rigorous testing, and met our strict standards. Awards and Praise. Interested in learning more about security?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

He’s received the NASA Mariner Award, NASA Discovery Award and NASA Formulation Award. Named a White House Champion of Change in 2013 and a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, Platzer is now regarded as one of the pioneers in launching small form factor satellites into space.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

For all the good they do, nonprofits deserve recognition. And that is the whole point of the Impact Awards : recognizing nonprofits that use technology to make our world a better place. And that is the whole point of the Impact Awards : recognizing nonprofits that use technology to make our world a better place.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I also designed and facilitated a nonprofit leadership institute at Pepperdine University. My favorite posts were interviews with authors from outside of the nonprofit sector, including Adam Grant , Give and Take and Eric Ries , Lean Start Up and coverage of the Social Innovation Summit: Future of Technology. Year in Review.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2013

Multi-Channel Loyalty Programs: Increasing Customer Engagement and Frequency July 16, 2013. Create Compelling Year-End Fundraising Campaigns July 18, 2013. Generation 2 Generation Award Celebration July 19, 2013. Join Choice USA this weekend for the Generation 2 Generation Celebration & Awards. Washington, DC.

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