Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “ Connected Citizens &# that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? This blog post at the Knight Foundation talks about designing for serendipity in more detail.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life.

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Tableau

MAY 24, 2021

While many legislatures, including Washington State’s, were out of session or focusing their efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, Salesforce and Tableau recognized a responsibility to take action. The bills that passed share a common foundation. We focused on launching impactful, data-driven, and lasting initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

” The blog post is about the launch of the Boston Foundation’s new resource for community organizations and media, the Boston Indicators Project website. To create change, data must lead to action. And community organizations can use data to illuminate the challenges they face.

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Data Nonprofit Literacy Boston 102

sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether you’re interested in learning about responsible AI, cybersecurity, APIs , staff empowerment, or something specific about Blackbaud software , we’ve got a session for you. In this session, you’ll learn actionable strategies, cost-effective solutions, and proven best practices that ensure you get the most bang for your buck.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The origins of some foundations’ wealth, which in some cases includes slavery and other forms of exploitation. It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

"Our philanthropy has to ignite action. But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations. The program works in partnership with states across the country. "Our We need leverage points."

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2021

Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions, but we can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. Telling stories through images of empowerment. As one of the largest foundations in the U.S., As one of the largest foundations in the U.S.,

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Celebrate International Empowerment Foundation 46

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As Ceri Hutton wrote for the Baring Foundation, “PGM [participatory grantmaking] funds denote a different paradigm of funding and monitoring and evaluation need to be ‘re-evaluated’ in the light of this.” As the art critic John Berger said in his book Ways of Seeing , “We only see what we look at. To look is an act of choice.”

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Knowledge is essential because it lays the foundation for all of our actions with donors. Culture focuses on empowerment, excellence, and gratitude to help define your organization’s interactions with donors. Empowerment is hard to define, but when it’s not present in an organization, it shines brightly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 113

Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

About the expert: Amanda Ross is the owner of BrashBerry – creative web design and growth agency for Social Good and Nonprofit organizations that builds stuff their audience will love and inspires them to take action. Amanda believes in collaboration, empowerment, trust and wicked-good customer service. About Author. Laura McDonald.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Two such organizations are Apps for Good and Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab , which are teaching youth to learn, create, and improve their communities through the development of apps. Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab. of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning global. As a 2010 winner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.” This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

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Resource Community Data Survey 59

Tableau

JANUARY 31, 2022

The time to take action with data ethics is here. Organizations adopting new data governance techniques are driving business transformation–but only if they strike the right balance between empowerment and control. Responsible organizations will proactively align data and AI efforts with human values.

Trend 102

Trend Impact Data Literacy 102

Tableau

MAY 24, 2021

While many legislatures, including Washington State’s, were out of session or focusing their efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, Salesforce and Tableau recognized a responsibility to take action. The bills that passed share a common foundation. We focused on launching impactful, data-driven, and lasting initiatives.

System 52

System Data Washington Minneapolis 52

Tableau

JANUARY 31, 2022

The time to take action with data ethics is here. Organizations adopting new data governance techniques are driving business transformation–but only if they strike the right balance between empowerment and control. Responsible organizations will proactively align data and AI efforts with human values.

Trend 98

Trend Impact Data Literacy 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Kellogg Foundation , PM is no longer about proving something works, but about generating information to better understand how and why programs work. This is a cultural shift that involves everyone; nonprofit leaders and staff, board members, volunteers, donors, foundation leaders, members of the public and others. According to the W.K.

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Measure Create Arizona Nonprofit 52

Tableau

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Data Culture is foundational to building a data-driven organization, but what, exactly, does a successful Data Culture look like? At Tableau Conference , leaders from the Seattle Seahawks, VMWare, and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) shared examples of successful Data Cultures in action. Prioritize engagement and data-driven decision making.

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Seattle Culture Data Analytics 102

Care2

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Densen has developed innovative programs ranging from demystifying the language of Wall Street for AARP Financial to an alliance focused on minority financial empowerment that brings together the ING Foundation with Girls Inc. It is not a competition of words, but of informed actions.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Getting actionable financial data for grant writing all comes down to the setup of your financial systems." Do you see the leverage and empowerment that comes with this kind of accounting setup? You sit at your computer staring blankly at the screen. You know that you need to finish this grant request, but you’re stuck.

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Classes Grant Nonprofit Chart 78

Tableau

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Data Culture is foundational to building a data-driven organization, but what, exactly, does a successful Data Culture look like? At Tableau Conference , leaders from the Seattle Seahawks, VMWare, and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) shared examples of successful Data Cultures in action. . Prioritize engagement and data-driven decision making.

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Seattle Culture Data Analytics 98

Qgiv

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Then, in 1993, when Evelyn Lauder from the Estée Lauder Companies founded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the pink ribbon was set as the foundation’s symbol, driving the widespread adoption of the pink ribbon and, the color pink, as the symbol for breast cancer awareness. Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer.

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Cancer Awareness Wyoming Teen 52

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Each week, I’d share a summary of the submissions and collaborate with the team to find actionable solutions. Leadership isn’t always about big wins or public recognition; it’s about the small, consistent actions that cultivate an environment where people can thrive.

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Work Collaboration Team Leadership 92

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Join @TechSoup , @plus_socialgood , the United Nations Foundation , and special guest CSR representatives for an important conversation on the evolving relationship between CSR teams and civil society organizations. Our December #NPTechChat will examine the intersection of technology and CSR programs from multiple angles. plus_socialgood.

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Tech Empowerment National Global 36

Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Join @NTENorg , @TechSoup , @plus_socialgood , and the United Nations Foundation for a critical conversation on effective community engagement. How do you lay the foundation for effective community engagement and growth? We'll see what works and how we can learn from one another to mobilize supporters and grow our base.

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Community Challenge Empowerment NTEN 36

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This proved to be a wonderful way to share nationally AbilityFirst’s empowerment philosophy. A second lesson was the importance of earning the board’s trust and confidence through the executive staff’s actions in growing the programs while simultaneously reducing the deficit. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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Lesson Effective Create Nonprofit 93

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

This " Demo Spotlight " highlighted six upcoming games to present their work in front of a stellar jury: Frank Lantz of Zynga New York and NYU, Ken Perlin of the Games for Learning Institute , and Connie Yowell from the MacArthur Foundation. SOS_SLAVES. Include "embedded assessment" (tracking hits, how long a player is on the site, etc).

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Game Change Classroom Awareness 81

Gyrus

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Identify Risks The foundation of an effective compliance optimization roadmap is a thorough risk identification process. It includes defining specific action plans, deadlines, and accountable parties for resolving each of the risks identified.

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Effective Strategy Management Build 52

Gyrus

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Identify Risks The foundation of an effective compliance optimization roadmap is a thorough risk identification process. It includes defining specific action plans, deadlines, and accountable parties for resolving each of the risks identified.

Effective 52

Effective Strategy Management Build 52

Gyrus

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Identify Risks The foundation of an effective compliance optimization roadmap is a thorough risk identification process. It includes defining specific action plans, deadlines, and accountable parties for resolving each of the risks identified.

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Effective Management Strategy Build 52

Forum One

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Our next phase is really a massive expansion - our vision is to link over five million women within three years into one of the largest action networks for women in the world, and have a communications infrastructure that really unites the women's movement. There are a lot of things that are different from the start up phase.

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Voice Global Journal Portland 69

Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2019

How money is spent affects you and you’re therefore conscious of the financial impact your actions make. . When the people who care about your organization understand more about the financial foundation of the organization, they feel a bit more responsible for their small piece of the pie than before. Transparency breeds ownership.

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Nonprofit Metrics Donor Program 37

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Now that you’re back in the office, digesting all of this new information, are you wondering how to prioritize action steps or communicate best practices to your peers? At bbcon 2018, Blackbaud announced the cloud solution for each of our main audiences, including the Cloud Solution for Companies and the Cloud Solution for Foundations.

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