Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Farm-to-Table Job Training: Grow Local Leaders. Media coverage: The local media can bring in a new wave of support for your organization, so you might try reaching out to the press to cover your fundraiser. To promote your fundraiser even more and encourage sharing on social media platforms, try creating a fundraiser hashtag.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Board members, donors, coalitions partners, and folks who have signed a national list but have not taken a local action are all good places to find some of your best volunteers. She has spent the last seven years focused on fundraising for pressing health and advocacy issues on the state and national level.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

No matter how your nonprofit organization is making change in the world, it’s impacted by others’ decisions, whether those decisions come from local and national legislators, corporations, institutions, or others who hold power and shape the way we live our lives.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 29, 2011

The Red Cross opened more than 500 shelters, providing local assistance across the entire eastern seaboard. More than 65 regularly scheduled blood drives were canceled because of Irene and this means that extra efforts will need to be mounted to sustain the nation''s blood supply.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 15, 2024

Local SEO If you’re a nonprofit with a physical location or a charity that provides services in a specific area, you should consider focusing on local SEO to target people in your region. Start by creating a Google Business Profile to show your business on Google Maps and local searches.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

news organizations, specifically local news outlets, have been rapidly dwindling. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more challenges for the industry, as demand for local news grew but revenue and outlets shrank. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. This analysis is now helping to reframe how sexual violence is studied and understood by groups in Colombia and by the United Nations. and the European Union.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

"we20 meetings will create people plans, policy plans, business plans and other plans on local, national and global issues. The program helps accelerate the impact of visionary change agents who are incubating transformative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. The recession is focusing minds.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Your focus should be on trying to get your local television station, your local newspaper, your local radio station – or maybe you pitch the national news (depending on the nature of the story). Look for bloggers both locally and nationally who are covering your space that may be interested in writing about you.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that some 18 million people will ultimately become affected, including 6.7 Candid collects data from publicly available sources, including press releases, websites, membership reports and surveys, and local reporting.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

Press Releases . Potential locality. Madison Gonzalez is a National Public Speaker, Storyteller of the Year Award-Winner, Best-Selling Author of Dear Mirror, Events Manager, and Published Poet. There are several forms of external nonprofit communication which include: Website Content. Newsletter. Social Media. Live Events.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! Speaking of the press, it is clear that they really get my overarching goal: to engage more of the tech community in serving the 90% of humanity we haven't been focusing on (yet).

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Drawing national attention to an important issue (and a good bit of recognition for your organization the process). Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Building local chapters. Connecting and enriching a national movement. Schedule local events in advance along your road trip route. Raising funds.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

They may need to whitewash their reputation, especially if they’ve recently received negative press. For example, you might anticipate: Gymboree would be receptive to donating clothing, money, and time to local and national organizations that support children and families. I gave this a try for Gymboree, and found this and this.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

According to Independent Sector , the national average value of a volunteer hour is $29.95 National Volunteer Week Even if you HAVE been thanking volunteers well, you have a great opportunity coming up to thank your volunteers. Volunteers can Save you money by providing labor so you don’t have to hire staff. Add to your bottom line.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

Together they will discuss how entrepreneurs, philanthropists, academics, and business leaders can leverage popular media channels, be it games or social media, to address pressing social issues. On Monday, June 20, of the festival features two daylong workshops about the power of games.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Our Twitter hashtag became a news outlet; featured on the homepage of the local newspaper’s website, CharlotteObserver.com, and one media official even contacting a colleague in regards to a ‘tweet’ that went live prior to an accompanying press release to confirm its validity. .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The 2024 National Study on Donor-Advised Funds suggests the number of DAFs has increased more than fivefold from 2010 to 2020. Thank you for being a proactive philanthropist (lover of humanity), and making it a priority to help solve the worlds most pressing problems. Not millions, but billions !

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

So the idea was, this person could then watch the NYT feed automatically, get an SMS or IM alert whenever a relevant story was published and then she could call up her local newspaper or other press. That journalist will love you for it.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 21, 2019

National corporations used to fill this need by having foundations that donate to nonprofits. If a national corporation makes a donation to a nonprofit in, say, Oregon, there’s a slim chance that people across the country will be aware of it. Cue: the importance of press releases ! Think global, act local.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

Nolo Press has some good boilerplate contracts. Don’t worry if it’s not the exact amount; just get in the habit of sending a chunk of money to the state and federal (and possibly local) government a few times a year. build in time for billing, organizing files, reading the trade press, watching webinars, etc.

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Candid

OCTOBER 7, 2024

To better understand how many of these are “political” in nature—actively working to affect government policy and/or elections—the Candid research team turned to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) codes, which are used to classify each organization by subsector and activity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Also, those nonprofits that excel today on Facebook and Twitter, like The Humane Society of the United States, National Wildlife Federation and PETA, they all started their social media campaigns on MySpace at a time when only those with a.edu e-mail address could join Facebook. MySpace is not dangerous.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

But here at M+R, we've seen hard data contradict brilliant theories often enough to know that testing is essential, so we put personal stories to the test for a major national health organization. Colin has also spent time with the New Organizing Institute, British Labour Party, DCCC, and political campaigns at the state and local level.

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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. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network National Conference.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. How about a new page on your blog, a helpful report for the board, or a series of press releases? The nonprofit world swims in an ocean of written documents. Do you need a new brochure?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 20, 2018

However, to reach those people with education, resources and services, you need external aid from the press. Here are six ways to capture the interest of the press and earn media coverage to help you impact your local community. Build relationships with the press. If you want to affect the press, get to know the press.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Frogloop friends: We at Care2 rarely issue press releases, as we’re more interested in being an organization that does things, as opposed to talking about doing things. But this week we bent our own rules and …issued the press release below.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The Community Foundation Co-Op Fund offers a new and promising example of how foundation collaboration is evolving to address pressing problems in creative ways. Together, they are pooling resources to conduct outreach campaigns in partnership with local nonprofits to help families receive these valuable credits.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

National Park Trust. National Park Trust. Grants up to $5,000 will be provided to schools and organizations looking for the funding needed to connect kids in their community to local public lands and waters through a positive and impactful outdoor experience. Funding Priority: Youth Programs. Global Fund for Children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

With a national movement in the U.S. A single year’s worth of 990s costs over $2,500, arguably to recoup the costs of pressing and mailing all these dics. to shrink the role of government, non-profits may be expected to expand their programs as they step in to fill essential needs. The DVDs are only part of the problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The project kicked off a year ago with a seven-day Train the Trainers intensive in Beirut, Lebanon for the in-country teams who would localize and implement the curriculum for five 3-day workshops that I designed. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 12, 2024

Through my professional training as a journalist and newsroom leader, I am committed to sharing my insider newsroom knowledge with nonprofits to help them get the attention they deserve from their local media outlets. These types of topics could also be great story ideas for your local news outlets.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

And don't forget the "communications" side, whose press releases and news items help raise awareness. Their microsite reveals documented, widespread threats to voting rights in America and effectively weaves localized challenges into a broad picture of the problem. There's the "events" side that must sell tickets.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

We just saw the announcement that Azavea's Cicero API is now part of TechSoup's donated technology program. police districts, school districts, and watersheds.

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