The NonProfit Times

JUNE 19, 2024

(Photo courtesy of Bank of America) There’s a big difference between running a marathon and achieving a high jump – unless one is talking to the Boston Athletic Association, organizers of the Boston Marathon. million total claimed by the Boston Athletic Association. The final donation tally leapt from $40.2 While 2024’s $45.7

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2012

We're coming to the Boston area on September 13th to put on a one-day workshop that will explore ways you can make data easier to manage, more useful, and mission-focused.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 27, 2021

The Latino Equity Fund (LEF), a unique partnership between local Latino leaders, The Boston Foundation (TBF), and Hispanics in Philanthropy, today announced that Evelyn Barahona will serve as the organization’s first director. Barahona will work alongside the LEF advisory committee to.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2012

in schools, libraries, local governments, and nonprofits, it was tough to choose just one to profile this week, but I chose YouthBuild Boston because of my fondness for green tech. YouthBuild Boston's Work. YouthBuild Boston works with inner city at-risk teenagers to do real-world construction projects.

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JUNE 7, 2011

I’m here in beautiful Boston for the start of Blackbaud’s Supporter Journey Tour. A full day of free presentations, networking events, and some of the best minds in the nonprofit sector. I will be presenting about the 5 Biggest Trends in Online Fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 6, 2009

This Wednesday, MIT and Tie-Boston are hosting The 140-Character Mission: Social Media & Entrepreneurship event. I was going to be presenting live via video but the time difference is just too much. Instead, I’m going to be presenting by proxy: the wonderful and talented John Haydon will be walking you through my slides.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I’m not sure why you’re here, but I know that that Joe Waters ( @joewaters on Twitter) from Boston Medical Center (BMC) will bring something of value to the table for you. He’s the Director of Cause and Event marketing at Boston Medical and has been working with nonprofits for 17 years.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. Facebook has it’s roots in education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Maria is a historical musicologist who is pursuing her PhD at Boston University. Maria also noted that students like herself are finding more scholarly books on Bookshare which expands her ability to research. She studies secular songs and theater music from the English Baroque period of the 1600’s.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

iE Boston Marketing and TiE Boston Social Entrepreneurs present: The 140-Character Mission: How Social Media Revolutionizes Social Entrepreneurship. Ken George | Head of marketing and new media | WBUR Boston | www.kenrgeorge.com (@ kengeorge ). Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Location: MIT room 3-270 (click for map).

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Givinga

APRIL 13, 2023

Dave Gilmartin, Givinga’s Chief Revenue Officer, will be running his 25th Boston Marathon on Monday, the 10th anniversary of the Marathon Bombing. Read […] The post Running for a Purpose: Givinga CRO’s 25th Boston Marathon Raises Funds for the Martin Richard Foundation first appeared on Givinga.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2012

This month KD Paine and I will be celebrating the launch of the book with events in Boston, Providence, NYC, Washington, DC, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and online. This is your chance to hear us talk about the ideas in the book, ask questions, share your story, and, of course purchase a copy of the book. Boston/Oct.

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

Location : Harvard College, Boston, MA. Date : October 6, 2012. Topic : Social Media for Social Good. Description : This panel included Arthur Grau, One Economy; Laurent Adamowicz, Bon’App; Amy Sample Ward; and moderated by Kelsey Overby, Account Executive at MRY. Related Links: Igniting Innovation Summit.

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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. According to the blog post: “Data and reports alone do not produce change,” said Charlotte Kahn, Senior Director of the Boston Indicators Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I’m in Boston with Katie Paine as part of our book tour for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” where we jointly delivered a keynote at the e-metrics conference yesterday. Following the e-metrics, Joselin Mane hosted a Boston TweetUp and it was great to reconnect with old friends! p/QTTfRJlZjl/.

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The MatrixFiles

AUGUST 13, 2022

Last week, I attended and spoke at the International Foundation’s Technology and Benefit Communications Conference, held in Boston, MA. I spoke on the topic of “Next-Generation Tools to Enhance Your Communications,” or next-gen tools to communicate benefits to employees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2012

The case study – “Networking a City” – features the Barr Fellowship, which is an effort by the Boston-based Barr Foundation to celebrate and connect extraordinary nonprofit leaders in its home city. .” A new case study in the Stanford Social Innovation Review injects that most potent of weapons – love – into the debate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

To raise even more money, give a suggested amount, such as the Greater Boston Food Bank did in this ad: 4) Use sponsored Instagram posts. When creating a Facebook Ad for a year-end campaign, it’s imperative to have an eye-catching visual and a specific call-to-action.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Boston Globe. Boston Herald. Whitney Dangerfield (Senior Editor) wdangerfield@theatlantic.com. letters@theatlantic.com. Bloomberg View. oped@bloomberg.net. David Shipley (Executive Editor) djshipley@bloomberg.net. Marjorie Pritchard, m_pritchard@globe.com. oped@globe.com. Matt Bernstein, matthew.bernstein@globe.com (617) 929-2917.

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Charity Village

JUNE 8, 2022

A 2014 study by a group of Boston College researchers predicted that, by 2061, $58 trillion would transfer from one generation to the next, meaning millennials will hold 5x as much wealth as they do today. You have likely heard the rumblings of what is set to be the largest wealth transfer in history. This […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Beth and KD at the Boston Tweetup organized by Joselin Mane. Earlier this week, KD Paine and I started our “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” book tour with solo and duo events in Boston and Rhode Island.

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NetWits

MAY 18, 2009

A recent article in the Boston Globe, entitled “Downturn slows elite charity events” has been widely circulated around the event fundraising circles.

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NetWits

APRIL 9, 2009

It's day two of the Target User Forum here in Boston. The morning starts off with the keynote session Josh Bernoff , co-author of Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies. Josh is one of the most sought after speakers on the topic of practical, data-based strategies for getting results from social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The video was taped while I was in Boston – a film crew followed me around while I went from one speaking engagement to another. Unfortunately, the weather in Boston didn’t cooperate and at one point I burst into a rendition of singing in the rain. Let’s see if it makes the final cut.

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APRIL 29, 2009

John Haydon is a Boston-area social media marketing guru. He has one of the best websites I’ve seen that gives a step by step of tools, tips, and suggestions that you can use to dramatically improve your Twitter knowledge, and thus your Twitter presence. The goal of his website is to help nonprofits bring in more funds.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

Davis is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group. This ability to connect with people became the foundation of a successful career at Boston Consulting Group, spanning 40-plus years. His manager identified his key strength—Joe was a person who could connect with anyone.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 17, 2011

He answered 3 hours later (from Cloudforce Boston, no less), including some other Salesforce staff in the conversation. I posted my disappointment at this news on the Dreamforce App (a community for Dreamforce attendees) and someone suggested I email Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff about it. He took my concern seriously.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 9, 2009

Third Sector New England , a Boston-based nonprofit capacity-building organization launched a series of “FAQ&# videos for nonprofits. .&# I kind of wonder about some of the early nonprofit-focused SaaS offerings, and how long they might have to live, given the strength of Salesforce.com. Useful stuff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Meico Marquette Whitlock and I took a long walk with him in Boston. It is a must listen for everyone and anyone who is facing a terminal diagnosis or is caring for a loved one. The photo from is my October visit with him, a few months before he died. John was walking to almost the end, chanting, and sharing his experience.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak. The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Next week, I’ll be in Boston for book events at Associated Grant Makers and Barr Foundation on Monday, October 4th. While in Boston, a video crew will be following me around to create a piece for a keynote that will be delivered by Allison Fine at the Blackbaud Conference on October 20-21st in Washington, DC.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

The Boston Foundation. The Boston Foundation. The Boston Foundation is the largest public charity and the largest grantmaker in New England. Areas served: Boston/Massachusetts. California Community Foundation. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The Skillman Foundation. Oregon Community Foundation. Lilly Endowment Inc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2009

My wife Virginia and I were able to squeeze in a quick trip to Boston to see our son Jimmy fence in the Intercollegiate Fencing Championships, his last fencing tournament in college.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 17, 2011

He answered 3 hours later (from Cloudforce Boston, no less), including some other Salesforce staff in the conversation. I posted my disappointment at this news on the Dreamforce App (a community for Dreamforce attendees) and someone suggested I email Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff about it. He took my concern seriously.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Boston. Laura Beals. Director of Evaluation. How to get started navigating the trials and tribulations of the person tasked with "pulling a few numbers" for their nonprofit.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Boston Globe. Boston Herald. Whitney Dangerfield (Senior Editor) wdangerfield@theatlantic.com. letters@theatlantic.com. Bloomberg View. oped@bloomberg.net. David Shipley (Executive Editor) djshipley@bloomberg.net. Marjorie Pritchard, m_pritchard@globe.com. oped@globe.com. Matt Bernstein, matthew.bernstein@globe.com (617) 929-2917.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

New Marketing Summit 2008 - Events in San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, USA & Milan, Italy. ." Forrester Wave Report: The Leaders in Community Platforms for Marketer - Community Platforms reviewed on the Forrester Research blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals.

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