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For millennia human beings have been watching, documenting, and turning the pages of time and it’s a tradition that will continue in 2013. All six calendars listed below are produced by nonprofits, gorgeous, and make great holidays gifts – especially for those that love travel, the great outdoors, and wildlife conservation: 1.
All that said, if a nonprofit is serious about pioneering the smartphone space, it would be wise to consider launching both an Android App and an iPhone App – and if all goes well for Nokia and Microsoft in the coming months , perhaps even a Windows Phone App in 2013. Sunlight Foundation :: Ad Hawk App. Sea Turtle Conservancy App.
The next best thing is to have colleagues who have attended amazing conferences like Personal Democracy Forum and share what they learned. I’m grateful that Kate Wing has offered up this guest post about her experience at PDF 2013. Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013. The 50% conference rule.
He will serve in this position until Franco finishes his term in August 2013. He is also one of the creators of the environmental protection movement in Paraguay, having co-founded the Moisés Bertoni ConservationFoundation and the Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, two of the country’s prominent nature conservation institutions.
I decided to do a fundraiser for Surf Rider Foundation because their mission closely aligns with something that my father loved: the ocean and surfing. I was introduced to Surf Rider Foundation during my first year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Online Memorial: July 3, 2013. Tweet or Facebook your favorite story about the ocean or share an ocean conservation link with #oceanLoveEarl hashtag. Who Connected You to the Ocean – a reflection from Surf Rider Foundation, CEO, Jim Moriarty. James Nickerson (@NickInSFO) June 29, 2013. pic.twitter.com/aYmr0755k7.
Make 2013 the year your fundraising comes of age. Join Paul Habig of SankyNet, Sarah Alexander of Food & Water Watch, and Eric Rardin of Care2 as they outline the critical and often easy ways you can boost your fundraising results in 2013. Say good bye to "online fundraising" and "offline fundraising," there is only fundraising.
Harvard Business Review, March 2013. SSIR Blog, January 2013. Foundation Review (Vol 5:3) Makes the case that most foundation strategies are unfolding in complex and dynamic environments, and foundations need a more committed approach to learning and strategic adaptation. Long Live Strategy.”
If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. 10:45 to 12:00.
He will discuss the research from the Millennial Impact Project, a research initiative of more than 10,000 Millennials conducted by his agency Achieve with support from the Case Foundation. How Millennials are Changing Social Causes Thursday, 6/13 at 2pm ET.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center Gold – Cultural Institutions The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center , a leader in cultural enrichment and social impact, earned Gold in the Cultural Institutions category. million visitors annually and aiding in the protection of over 20 endangered species.
When she ran the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, 200,000 acres were set aside. After she co-founded the Foundation For Friends of Nature in Bolivia, a million acres of natural habitat were put in to public trust. Coming Back Home and a Challenge of a Lifetime. CACRC suddenly became the most famous refurbisher in the country.
While this represents around 150 million more users than this time last year, these numbers may still be conservative. Social channels continued to show strong growth over the past 12 months, with top social networks adding more than 135 million new users in the course of 2013. 2013: A Year in Social Media.
A corporation’s foundation, CSR report, or CSR website is an excellent place to start. The World Wildlife Fund has helped Coca-Cola develop models and create a framework to evaluate tradeoffs between conserving biodiversity and minimizing costs. Many corporations look for partnerships in areas in line with their stated values.
In the days leading up to December 10, my email and Face book page lit up with information and requests to participate in 2013’s Colorado Gives Day (coloradogives.org). Arizona Gives Day was launched by the Alliance in 2013 and raised over $1 million from 8500 donors who contributed to 647 nonprofit organizations.
2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., “It costs money to bring in money,” McGinly said. .
In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” National Chamber Foundation, 2012). The National Chamber Foundation. Millennials first support causes they are passionate about (rather than institutions).”
In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” National Chamber Foundation, 2012). The National Chamber Foundation. Millennials first support causes they are passionate about (rather than institutions).”
Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Department of Interior management plan protecting 11 million acres of critical habitat for caribou, migrating birds, and other wildlife in northwest Alaska in 2013. Large-Format Photography.
Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Department of Interior management plan protecting 11 million acres of critical habitat for caribou, migrating birds, and other wildlife in northwest Alaska in 2013. Large-Format Photography.
” Trinity Health Foundation’s end of year appeal email used specific giving levels to encourage year-end gifts: . In November 2013, 51% of all emails were opened on mobile devices, according to Litmus. We really love how Wildlife Conservancy designed their appeal: Last, and most importantly, make it easy to donate.
Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. The Nature Conservancy gets the Best Text Message Award for the second year in a row. Coastal Community Foundation’s Giving News: December 2015. Update: Please Support Art, Education and Conservation on Giving Tuesday. Tiny Heart, Big Love.
I just read the new book from Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, and strategy guru Roger Martin, Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works. That’s the group the Skoll Foundation wants to invest in: social entrepreneurs driving large-scale change. The authors present a two-by-two matrix.
The Trust for Public Land TransForm Transportation Alternatives United Nations Foundation United Way for Southeastern Michigan United Way of Genesee County Vermont Foodbank Volunteers of America Wade Edwards Foundation and Learning Lab Women Employed World Food Program USA YES! 2013 nten challenge Fundraising givingtuesday'
December 23, 1921 – June 23, 2013. To honor my Dad’s memory and his love of the ocean, I am raising money for Surfrider Foundation in his memory to support their ocean conservation efforts. And his love for ocean will live on through the work of Surfrider Foundation. RIP: Earl Kanter, MD.
That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. American Nicaraguan Foundation :: @ ANF.
There’s more: the ENS tokens are governed by a separate foundation; Millegan was (is?) Last month, the investor and influencer Cooper Turley was removed from the Friends With Benefits DAO after he was found to have used racist and homophobic in a series of 2013 tweets. (He Millegan is Catholic, and holds reactionary conservative views.
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