By Ritu Sharma, Executive Director, Social Media for Nonprofits Do you get stressed out and upset from reading and responding to comments on your blogs? This post is for you! A recent post received more criticism than accolades, and it made me wonder, “Is there anyone who hasn’t been through this? How do others handle it when […]
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Day one of the NTEN Leading Change Summit (follow on Twitter: #14LCS) began on Wednesday with hundreds of nonprofit professionals gathered to find out how they can leverage technology to become better agents of change. Or, as keynote speaker Deena Pierott, might refer to them: Impact Angels. Pierott, is just that type of “angel.” Founder […]
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If you’ve spent any amount of time on Third Sector Today, you have seen mentions, references and shout outs to NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. This organization is a membership of nonprofit technology professionals, guided by belief that “…technology allows nonprofits to work with greater social impact. [We] enable [our] members to strategically use technology to […]
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We tend to view the world through the filter of our own prism. Oftentimes, people in developed nations tend to look at their own work and sometimes forget there are experts in developing nations working to make a difference for themselves and others in their local communities. After the major earthquake in Haiti […]
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It was just five years ago that I was sitting with my father talking about the family business. It’s a moving business, actually. My great-grandfather started it over 90 years ago here in NJ. While I never wanted to actually run the business myself, I certainly had the “opportunity” to work my share of back-breaking […]
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Early this month, Tianna Gaines-Turner testified before Paul Ryan’s House Budget Committee during a hearing labeled as a “Progress Report on the War on Poverty.” Gaines-Turner’s testimony was smart, incredibly compelling, and included solid recommendations on fixing problems with our country’s social safety net. Like her counterparts testifying that day and during previous hearings on […]
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“Why not do it?” replied a Voorhees High School student when asked why he was donating blood. “Something so easy can make a big difference.” That sentiment launched a student-founded and run service organization in the memory of a dear friend who left this world all too soon.
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What is the result of paying our helping professionals so little, and does it impact their ability to help?
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I call this series “More than a Millennial.” Profiling Millennials who are doing some really incredible things - young people who ignore all of the flack our generation catches and continue to do incredible things each day to change the world. I begin with the story of Abbie and Determined to Develop.
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Your success is of paramount importance to us! (Heck, it’s the whole reason this site was started) In an effort to continue to provide you with the type of information that will help you gain a better understanding of the latest tools, tech and trends that are being successfully utilized in the field we are announcing that members […]
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