Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2009

Last week I had the pleasure of sitting in on a conference call with folks from the National Endowment for the Arts (Yosi Sergant) , The White House Office of Public Engagement (Buffy Wicks)  and the United We Serve team (Nel Abernathy) among many others. Community renewal.   UWS sees service as a way to do this.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In 2024, SambaNova added Accenture, Analog Devices, NetApp, Aramco, SoftBank, and Los Alamos National Laboratory to its customer list and expanded a partnership with the RIKEN Center for Computational Science. Launched in October, the Maverick-2 is already shipping to dozens of customers, including Sandia National Laboratories , the U.S.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

The Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) is hosting its 12th annual SEA Summit in Chicago. The SEA has extended a $50 discount off Summit registration to the NTEN community – and if you register now through September 15th, you will save an additional $100 during advanced registration. Just use discount code “$50OFF” during registration !

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Tech Club leaders not only organize and implement everything for their clubs, they ultimately help local organizations use technology skillfully and confidently to create greater social impact and meet the needs of their communities. This is a wonderful thing. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

CARPLS Legal Aid is the largest provider of free legal services in Chicago, and we believe no one should have to deal with their legal issue alone. However, access to justice for people with low and moderate incomes has been a long-standing issue facing vulnerable communities. These issues will continue to pile up as moratoriums end.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

These are typical responses from fans of the National Women’s Soccer League, which was the first contact sports league to return to play during the COVID-19 pandemic with its Challenge Cup. So you’re watching games online,” says Meg Linehan, who covers the NWSL and the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) for The Athletic. “If

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See3

JANUARY 26, 2009

This past weekend, a group of progressive communicators from around the Midwest gathered in Chicago to kick-off PCN Midwest. The event was organized with the help of the national PCN organization and Chicago-based Community Media Workshop. “Insurance Company Rules&# - Health Care For America Now.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Their service is invaluable to helping us develop and improve our offerings to the nonprofit community. Debra Askanase, Director of Outreach, National Brain Tumor Society. Lauren Hasey Maher, Program Manager, National Center for Family Philanthropy. Robert Weiner, Owner, Robert L.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan said based on research conducted by the state, that New Jersey is the first state in the nation to develop this type of fund. In February, several national and Chicago-based organizations banded together to support early-stage Black and Latinx tech entrepreneurs through a new program dubbed TechRise.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2010

. —– Scott Anderson is the Director of Communications for DSI, the developer of ClientTrack. He earned his PhD in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to his PhD, he worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in community health, adolescent residential treatment, and a faith-based organization. (I

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Affect is a new community event highlighting the diversity of work and design behind social change. 2016 Alliance National Conference. 2016 Alliance National Conference. Alliance for Strong Families and Communities / Hollywood, CA / $1,000. Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) / Chicago, IL / $400.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Data to pinpoint needs in specific communities Unfortunately, government survey data does not accurately represent “hard-to-count” at-risk populations who are less likely to speak English or to trust the government—which includes many of the people nonprofits like CASL serve. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pendo, Founding Member of Chicago Law Partners, LLC. Panelists: Jennifer Pitts, Vice President, Products, Programs and Certification, National Association for Healthcare Quality. Sponsored by Multiview. Wrap-up Keynote Hey Google, write me a speech about the ethical and legal issues surrounding a non-profit’s use of AI. Kimberly A.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Fetch Package , a last-mile package delivery company for apartment communities, has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding and closed on a $10 million venture debt facility. Michael Patton founded Fetch in May 2016 after being frustrated by having packages lost at the apartment community in which he was living. . “I

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Unions can vary dramatically in size (partially due to the local vs. national structure we explained last week). The national arm of the National Association of Letter Carriers (as opposed to any of the locals) is by far the largest union in terms of revenue, bringing in $1.78 Financial data. billion in assets, $26.3

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

While we’ve been living “together apart,” peer-to-peer has been both a virtual enabler and a social inhibiter to fundraising, reminding us of the sense of community achieved by successful in person events in years past. Nonprofits will need fresh ideas to reignite that community and stay relevant to their fundraisers in 2021 and beyond.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. Fundraising & Grants.

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Tableau

APRIL 21, 2021

In Zambia’s North Luangwa National Park, rangers study the map on their screen to see if there are any places they haven’t checked. After months of searching the sanctuary—a pristine wilderness that’s double the size of Chicago—they pull up their Tableau dashboard. Empowering local communities and improving quality of life.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Grantmakers and nonprofit leaders should take this into consideration when engaging with their team and the communities they serve. We’ll explore this idea and more at All In, All Rise, WPI’s upcoming national symposium on gender, charitable giving and building an equitable philanthropic sector. Michigan Avenue.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

But rarely have any entrepreneurs tackled the problem of updating and optimizing one of the nation’s largest legacy transit systems, now nearly a century old. m has operated in several California districts (including San Francisco ), as well as in Seattle, Chicago and Dallas. It’s still common to find people at U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The next stop is Chicago next Tuesday, September 27, and we have the secret $20 discount code! Hear practical tips and tools from top experts at Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga, See3, Community Media Workshop, National Geographic, and more, all while enjoying some great networking with your nptech peers.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Manager, Direct Marketing Fundraising Services, long-time staff of the national nonprofit Feeding America , knows better. Feeding America , originally founded in 1979 as a faith-based organization, is headquartered in Chicago, IL, a central hub of the food industry. They’re creative, and they care about their communities.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. We are excited to host our national movement gathering in the Capital. Governing well is one of the most profound ways to help our communities. Jan 24 -27.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

On Facebook, people connect with friends, family, their communities and the issues and causes they care about most. In 2012, the themes of inequality and the “forgotten one billion” permeated nearly every discussion about the global community. What are some of the big objectives of Facebook as you work with causes and nonprofits?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Combining maps with data can take you even further: Humaninet uses GIS to help disaster response teams; Movesmart.org helps people find apartments in Chicago; Map Kibera is adding a level of detail to one of Africa's largest slums even Google Maps can't offer. The Africa map I referenced is just a simple -- but powerful -- infographic.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

As of January, the nonprofit had raised $11 million in funding and was operating regional chapters in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC, and was working on one in Miami. I also get to lean into what I believe my superpower is in building and scaling communities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 22, 2014

Well then send these Board Members out in the community because people like hearing from volunteers sharing a story, rather than a staff member pitching for money. Many of you may recognize Jessie’s name as she was the previous Executive Director for Dysart Community Center in El Mirage, AZ.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

After answering this question at eight of nine sold-out conferences and earning a 92% approval rating from more than 2,500 nonprofit leaders in our first conference series, Social Media for Nonprofits realized that there are a lot more community leaders out there still wrestling with this question, and we’re here to help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2012

In the nonprofit sector, these conversations often come around to questions about whether the donor community is ready to put its capital where its mouth is on supporting risk-taking — good questions to ask. We’re building a national platform that fills in the gaps in the safety net.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

Amazon’s thoughtful expansion of local news content on its Fire TV devices is a strong testament to the power of local news to keep communities safe and informed through everything 2020 has brought us, and everything ahead in 2021,” Brian Lawlor, Scripps’ president of local media, said in today’s press release. Chicago, IL. Austin, TX.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

That ultimately burdens Black and brown communities with the truck traffic, noise, and pollution that warehouses bring. Our communities are being sacrificed in the name of economic development,” José Acosta-Córdova, an organizer at the Chicago-based nonprofit Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, told Consumer Reports.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

Who attends : Professional fundraisers, nonprofit communications teams, and tons of vendors. About : Formerly DMA: Washington Nonprofit Conference) Hosted by ANA (Association of National Advertisers), which acquired DMA Nonprofit Federation , this multi-day conference offers plenty of fresh ideas and expertise. Where: Downtown Chicago.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our goal at Salesforce.org in delivering our own nonprofit trends report each year is to better understand: the role nonprofits have in serving their communities, what’s shifting within the nonprofit space, mental health and wellbeing, and how technology supports an organization’s ability to fund and run their missions across departments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

It can extend the life of a performance and engage and build communities. The central mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to present classical music through the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Chicago, national and international audiences. And that’s a goal or objective too.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! But for many people in the world, especially in developing nations, the data simply isn't available.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Attend If Youre: A fundraising professional in New Orleans To Register: [link] APRIL NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference Baltimore, MD + Virtual April 16-18, 2025 If youre driven to leverage technology to create a more equitable world, youll find your community at NTEN/NTC. To Register: [link] **Lets Connect!

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