Engage4change contest asks SF residents for ideas to improve housing & transportation Editor’s note: A start-up called Ideavibes has created a crowd-engagement platform that can be purchased by nonprofits, government agencies or businesses to do their own crowd engagement or crowd funding. It’s one of the more interesting companies we spotted at Web 2.0 […]
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10 media relations tips for your nonprofit
Follow these do’s and don’ts to get a better shot at press coverage for your event Guest post by Cherie Louise Turner Vivanista Events benefit from media coverage. And seeing a story about your hard efforts or seeing photos of your fundraising event receiving coverage in social media and traditional media is satisfying and exciting. […]
FrontlineSMS founder wins award for software in public interest
Ken Banks accepting the award at the Nonprofit Technology Conference. (Photo by JD Lasica) Socialbrite partner Ken Banks honored at nonprofit conference Guest post by Florence Scialom Community Co-Ordinator, FrontlineSMS Ken Banks, the founder of FrontlineSMS and a partner in Socialbrite, has been widely recognized for his work in giving grassroots groups the world over […]
New report: Nonprofit numbers for social media, advocacy, fundraising
Email outreach still dwarfs social media and mobile. Benchmarks study: How does your nonprofit stack up? At the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington D.C. the other day, I was one of 50 attendees who got a sneak preview of the fascinating 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study, the big annual study that shows how nonprofits are using […]
Photos from Nonprofit Technology Conference
NPR’s Moira Gunn and Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., at the end of their chat at 2011 NTC. And a wealth of connections made — and introductions sought Here’s my Flickr photo set from the Nonprofit Technology Conference held Thursday to Saturday in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Hilton — 89 photos in all. I […]