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. I learned this from Giving 2.0

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

After the Internet became more than an online super highway crowded with signposts, we moved into a much more fast-paced and interesting period: the digital paradigm. In the social period, we began exploring the network – mapping it, evaluating it, testing it. But, I want to talk a bit about where we can go from here.

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MARCH 18, 2011

This year's Day of Service featured three different projects - a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC's largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. This network will enable residents to access the Internet for job searches, ID requests, and everyday communications.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

When it comes to the 350 network, the branding is really the branding of the community, long before any organization had formed to support it. Yes we have an accessible and attention span limited world thanks in great deal to the internet. Cause-First. 350ppm was the rallying point and as such remains so today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

" My first thought when I opened this email from Katya Andresen , VP Marketing, Network for Good , pointing me to some new research, " The Young and the Generous " (you have to register to download) was about fried green tomatoes. homeless.??? Flickr photo from: Just Me Robin Photos "Fried Green Tomatoes anyone?"

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

Are there actually really any fewer homeless people? is doing a great job at bringing people together in ways that are new for this newish media called the internet. Did MoveOn actually manage to help elect someone more progressive? Is the environment any cleaner? is not a good idea. is not a good idea.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Note from Beth: Shonali Burke, who we interviewed in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , let me know about an exciting project she is working on with the Center for Community Change that is hosting the 8th Annual Change Champion Awards (in DC) today (Sept. The statistics listed were sourced from the Internet World Stats Index.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The internet has no barriers when it comes to reaching an international user base and these startups are capitalizing on being able to have a global reach. Last year the Rwandan government completed a $95 million fiber optic cable network reaching every district in the country to encourage new economic growth through ICT.

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MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sadly, this portrayal of poverty, homelessness, and frustration while seeking help is an honest one. Leaning on technology can help create frictionless handoffs between organizations in the care network and shepherd participants through their care journey. More than one in six poor Americans have no Internet access.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Some smartphones like iPhones and Dell Venue Pro phones can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi and even do Skype calls. Having Wi-Fi on a cell phone means it can connect to any wireless network just like a laptop computer. What if you have trouble finding a wireless network exactly where you need one? No problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Note from Beth: Last month during one of our book talks for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , ” at TechSoup Global, Rachel Weidinger from Upwell came up to say hello. Are people more compassionate to animals, more generous towards the homeless? A MUCH bigger monitor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

There is always a full menu of networking sessions, affinity group meetings, conference panels, activities, and of course, The Day of Service. Anthony’s: Located in the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, you will install a network in one of St. I participated in my first Day of Service in 2001 as a volunteer.

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MARCH 19, 2010

This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 100 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) in booth 39. Greater Good Network in booth 50. IdeaEncore Network in booth 74.

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MARCH 19, 2010

This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 100 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) in booth 39. Greater Good Network in booth 50. IdeaEncore Network in booth 74.

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MARCH 17, 2010

to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. Many of these examples leveraged online network lessons, however, the follow-through and enthusiasm around them was fostered by in-person connections. Tags: Influence Events Internet Strategy Online Community Social Media. It re-energizes and inspires.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2015

Although we know we have no lever guaranteed to eliminate poverty — it has been with us for thousands of years — for the first time, we have a tool kit and neural network via mobile and the Internet, which can be pointed at making a difference in people's lives.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t think we want homeless shelters, food pantries, mental health organizations, etc., Secondly, I certainly saw that over the five years I was the IT Director at the Coalition for the Homeless that our clients were increasingly interested in initiating and maintaining electronic communications with our case workers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

Note from Beth: Next week, I’ll be keynoting the “ Future of Social Media Conference ” in London hosted by Social Misfits in partnership with Facebook, JustGiving, the Hospital Club Foundation, and the Guardian Voluntary Sector Network. Help them set up and manage their campaign. Help them promote their campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Spend time building your donor base by doing things like online fundraisers, fundraising appeals, starting a monthly giving program, and asking folks within your network for donations. Perhaps it’s a program grant to cover costs of running your homelessness program. So, don’t forget about this tool when you’re doing internet searches!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Building an Effective Data Culture at Your Nonprofit. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Can Appmaker Help You? Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Friday, October 20, 2017.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

of internet users access the internet using their mobile phones. LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a formal and professional social networking site. To increase your ad click-through rate and reach the most interested internet users, choose specific keywords. Optimize the site for mobile visitors. ” Write compelling ad text.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

Habitat for Humanity has been working to serve the nearly 100 million homeless and 2 billion people living in slum housing around the world since 1976. Habitat also benefited from consolidating its phone systems and replacing them with a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system. The VoIP system eliminated the constant busy signals.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Ever since the advent of the internet, the retail landscape has changed drastically. Online networking event. Help your donors get better connected while raising money for your organization with an online networking event. John Center for Homeless Men. Wishlist drives. Holiday e-card campaign.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

It reaches our global network resources and, combined with TechSoup.org, has over 5 million annual site visits. Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? Poke around the map and see for yourself.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

There are two major hurdles that must be overcome for an online community to succeed: the selection of appropriate community (or "social-networking") features that make sense for the community in question, and, secondly, actually implementing those features in your online application. The Kitchen Sink Social Networking Site.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston: Creating a 90-Day Online Marketing Plan for Your Nonprofit. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Kampala, Uganda: Teaching Youths the Dangers of the Internet. Austin, Texas: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Wednesday, September 20, 2017.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a social fundraising tactic that relies on the personal networks of your supporters. For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. Is there a backup plan in case the internet connection fails or isn’t fast enough? Download eBook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Business Opportunities Web Blog Network. Networking Insight Blog. Looking at using some of the free tools on the internet?

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2021

Compared to the general population, trans people, especially trans women of color, are significantly more susceptible to discrimination and violence and experience higher rates of poverty , homelessness , and suicidal thoughts. For her, claims that the apps seek to replace networks of community care don’t hold much water.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! Peer-to-peer fundraising is an incredible opportunity to leverage your supporters’ personal networks and expand the reach of your campaign. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Pew Internet reported that over half of YouTube users say that the platform is at least “somewhat important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world.”. Hear this inspiring story of Bobbie, a homeless woman who was helped by the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund to become more empowered and more hopeful.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

As things transpired, people might prefer to network in-person versus digital breakout rooms. This includes places such as San Francisco and the wider Bay Area, where the price of housing, pervasiveness of homelessness , and a growing wealth gap are symptoms of billion- and trillion-dollar companies permeating the region. In the U.K.,

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Yesterday we talked about the audio-only social network Clubhouse , which found itself at the center of controversy after failing to take action or even make a public comment after users began to experience harassment within the app. Riana Pfefferkorn / The Center for Internet and Society).

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

The bad news is that the entire tech-and-democracy world will now be sitting around for another two days twiddling our thumbs while we wait for the social networking event of the summer. Talking to strangers on the internet is the new activity of quarantine. If America doesn’t innovate, our financial leadership is not guaranteed.”

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