Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

Tweet chat participants were in near agreement in their definition of content curation: judicious selection of information to tell a story. Curating content requires deciding what to gather, filtering and organizing information, and finding the common threads to present a story. The Human Element.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For example, if you’re hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising event on a college campus, having college-aged volunteers will help you better connect with your target audience. No matter what outlet you think might suit your target audience best, here are two tips that can help you work with the media to recruit volunteers: Pitch a story.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Gerald Marzorati, Editor of The New York Times Magazine , has revealed that "contrary to conventional wisdom, it's our longest pieces that attract the most online traffic." All you have to do to get to them is scan and skim through a brief history of why we think nobody reads on the web. I certainly don't.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

There are plenty of articles out there that tell you that millennials tend to be entitled and selfish (TIME magazine labeled them the “me me me generation”), but World Vision found just the opposite. Stick to telling that story in your campaign mailings, and stay away from the pictures of galas and promises of program recognition.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

There are plenty of articles out there that tell you that millennials tend to be entitled and selfish (TIME magazine labeled them the “me me me generation”), but World Vision found just the opposite. Stick to telling that story in your campaign mailings, and stay away from the pictures of galas and promises of program recognition.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

The Care2 News Network allows users to submit news stories and vote for content that should be featured more prominently. Following the presentation, Paynter answered audience questions that revealed more about Care2.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Subscription to your magazine or paper/print newsletter with exclusive interviews, content, features, and updates.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

If museums get involved in these online-offline partnerships, we can bring new audiences through our doors, familiarize them with museum-going in a comfortable way, and reap the benefits of their online musings about their real-life experiences. But these events have benefits both in terms of audience development and word-of-mouth marketing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Jude Children’s Research Hospital, speaks not only to how Shadyac has led the organization through the pandemic, but also to how ALSAC has evolved over its 60 year history to meet the moment and expand its footprint. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is an example of reaching new audiences. Our annual St. Jude as an iconic brand.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Which is fitting, because Wally Wood was an illustrator and innovator who drew sci-fi novel covers, pulp magazines, and, most importantly, comics from the 50s through the 70s. I am furious , <FirstName> We are on the verge of passing the most significant climate legislation in history, and one single senator is blocking the way.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

Or are they a current donor with a giving history? If you’re requesting monthly donations from current donors, personalize your request using each donor’s past giving history as a reference. These donors enjoy benefits such as a quarterly magazine, an annual calendar, and exclusive members-only emails.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

As you move through each tip and example, note the program elements you think will work best for your nonprofit’s audience. Keep your nonprofit’s branding and story in mind when brainstorming a name for your monthly giving program. Think about the story you want to tell with your giving program. What we think they did well.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

We started with a brief presentation of the basics of each project, and then spent about an hour responding to questions from the audience, using illustrative images and documents to support the discussion. conference audiences are ready to work (and play). How do you tell an unfinished story of the aftermath?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

William is reading The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick. It's an intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa's talking drums all the way up to modern information theory and the information age with its deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

Her research has been featured in tons of magazines and publications and is all over the place delivering those findings, but was again gracious enough to carve out an hour to share all that with us. It doesn’t matter you’re not the same audience. She has been published all over the place. So I’m so excited. .”

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

William is reading The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick. It's an intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa's talking drums all the way up to modern information theory and the information age with its deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Read through the below condensed excerpt below for Jeremy’s insight into new power versus old power, how it’s used as a currency, and how it affects the world around us: Rachel: We are going to start today, Jeremy, by having you explain, because we are working with a live audience here who weren’t all necessarily in his keynote.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Be a curator Make a Twitter list (hidden or not) of influencers like bloggers, journalists, news sites, and partner organizations who may share information that’s useful to your audience. We love nonprofit literary magazine Electric Literature’s #ReadMoreWomen series for this very reason. Amplify their voices on your platform.

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Whole Whale

MAY 1, 2024

Be a curator Make a Twitter list (hidden or not) of influencers like bloggers, journalists, news sites, and partner organizations who may share information that’s useful to your audience. We love nonprofit literary magazine Electric Literature’s #ReadMoreWomen series for this very reason. Amplify their voices on your platform.

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M+R

AUGUST 25, 2021

For communications professionals, there are important lessons to be learned from 2020—trends that tell a (sometimes surprising) story of how different issues unfolded in the media last year, and tips for how we can advocate for our issues as effectively as possible moving forward. Ahmaud Arbery was killed in February 2020.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

During this time, stories on this issue received their highest average Facebook and Twitter shares. Coverage from NPR on a UN report that found the pandemic could potentially push 132 million people into hunger received almost 2 million shares on Facebook—the most of any story about food insecurity from this past year. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

When Sophia contacted me and asked if I would talk here, my first thought was, "You know, I could talk here, but I just know so many amazing women who have stories that I want to share." So when I was asked to do this panel and learned what this conference was about, I thought, "Well, I should have them come and tell their stories to you."

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