Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

This pinup is our fifth and has been a close companion of the Halloween Town event since it began in 2005. This year we should top $800,000 raised since the program began in 2005 (at an expense of about 12 cents on the dollar). Single handedly the pinup has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for my nonprofit! It’s lucrative.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

also known as SEM Link, in 2005 because of my desire to ensure that Black children are integrated into the pipeline for the future Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce. I am a Black women nonprofit founder that I started my nonprofit Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 13, 2011

This year they hope to deliver their 100,000 tree since 2005. Trees for Troops brings together FedEx , the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and tree farmers across America to transport thousands of real Christmas trees to service members stationed overseas, as well as on military bases in the U.S.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

However, the gender gap is (slowly) declining, with all budget bands showing a decrease in pay gap since 2005. The median compensation of female CEOs was lower than that of male CEOs at organizations of all sizes. The report also notes that women represent the majority of CEOs at smaller organizations (budgets of $2.5M

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Since we started working with iParty on cause marketing programs in 2005, they have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the hospitals. Our fall cause marketing pinup program is one of our most successful because it involves one our best partners, iParty. Here’s a coupon from iParty to help you early Halloween shoppers!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Soon after, he assumed the role of executive director in 2005 and he realized that a planned capital campaign offered St. For the food banks themselves, offering a homogenized bundle of food wastes precious resources as well as an opportunity to better understand their clients.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 10, 2011

Joanna MacDonald has been my closest friend and colleague here at BMC since 2005. I thank him for the opportunity he gave me, for his confidence and for letting me explore new areas of opportunity, even when the hospital didn’t directly benefit from them. She’s also the co-author of our upcoming book!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In 2005, NPCF formed the Sunshine Project. Since 2005, NPCF has funded four Phase 1 Clinical Trials. Not only does NPCF focus on ultimately eliminating pediatric cancer, they’re dedicated to research and clinical trials to find less toxic, more effective treatments for childhood cancer. Projects and Impact. Their model worked.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

Between 2002 and 2005 she worked with HSBC, The Taj Group & the Khemka Foundation in India. With a background in Economics and graduate degrees in International Relations ( M.A) as well as Business Administration (M.B.A), Manmeet has over 7 years of experience in the private and philanthropic sectors in India and the US.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

Since Hurricane Katrina struck the US in 2005, TechSoup has created and maintained content specific to nonprofits, libraries, and charities on disaster planning and recovery. Most organizations don't think about disaster planning until it's too late.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They represent what is best about our country: generosity, compassion, vision, and the eternal optimism that we can resolve our most serious problems… nonprofits have a higher calling, a more noble purpose.” ” Berry, J. M., & Arons, D. A Voice for Nonprofits. Brookings Institution Press.

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Candid

MARCH 15, 2022

The graph below plots out the CEO gender pay gap in 2005 vs 2019 (our most recent data) across different organization sizes. However, it’s also worth reflecting on just how far we have to go until we reach equal pay in our sector, especially within large organizations.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 25, 2017

On the show, Megan, Erich and I discuss: How Nissan got started with Habitat for Humanity back in 2005. This month, Nissan is aiming to raise $250,000 for Habitat by donating $1 for each time the hashtag #HomeistheKey is used online. Erich Marx, Nissan North America.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 6, 2010

I love how Boston-based New Balance is attacking the Boston Marathon like I wish I had attacked Heartbreak Hill when I ran the great race in 2005. They’ve outpaced the official shoe sponsor of the marathon, Adidas , and come up with a strategy to leave their mark on the hometown run.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Since 2005 donor acquisition has been tough. Here are a couple insights from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Make sure you grab the full report and take a look at the Fundraising Effectiveness Infographic. Keep The Donors You've Got (Donor Retention).

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

" The year was 2005. Image 1: NetSquared classic home page, circa 2005 ( gorickjones ). In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. The Iraq War was raging. The buzzword then was Web 2.0,

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 18, 2011

It shows in how much Delta has given to the BCRF since 2005: $3.5 It was omnipresent on the flight from the staff’s announcements to apparel to branded napkins. There’s a pride that makes this program very authentic. Program: Sharpie Ink it Pink. The Details: Sharpie is challenging consumers to Ink it Pink for the cause.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In August of 2005, she had barely begun getting things in order when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck. She was helping the board to decide to either close Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council or reorganize it. They persuaded her to run the place long enough to get it back on its feet. It as a lucky thing they did.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2011

If someone visits your website and they read about your upcoming dinner in May of 2005, they may get the sense that you aren’t organized or aren’t in business anymore. If your website is basically an online brochure, and nothing ever changes, why would anyone visit more than once? There is no Donate Now button on your website.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

That's why we want to thank our RCI customers.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2010

Since 2005, Microsoft has sponsored NGO Connection Days throughout the world to raise awareness and help build IT capacity in the NGO sector. This year, Microsoft Community Affairs hosted its first ever Vietnam event in Hanoi on Tuesday, with the theme of "Unleashing Technology to Improve Economic and Social Development.".

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amplifi

JANUARY 11, 2024

You’ll have a hard time raising money online if your website looks like it was designed in 2005. So, if you came up short of your goals or want to set the bar a little higher next year, here are some little things you can do that will make a big difference in your ability to raise money and change the world! Use a mobile-first approach.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

Linda is also a prolific writer and Wiley Press has published her books, Recruiting and Training Fundraising Volunteers in 2005, The Development Plan in early 2007.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

For example, the image here is a map showing hurricane impact on the Gulf Coast from 1850 - 2005. GIS software can help you build maps, but it has many other capabilities related to the querying, visualization, and interpretation of complex data.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

He says that his inspiration for doing this work came to him in wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when AFP needed to find additional ways to stay in touch with members. He told me that he has a passion for showing members how to use new technologies, and he also likes to catalog new tools in AFP’s Resource Center.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 31, 2024

Reger worked at Epsilon from 2005 to 2017. Prosecutors showed evidence that names and addresses of millions of U.S. consumers were provided to perpetrators who engaged in fraud knowing that elderly and vulnerable people were being targeted. Evidence presented at trial showed that nearly 100 lists were sold to just one client.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

since 2005. Call it what you will, telework or telecommuting or remote work has grown nearly 80 percent in the U.S. It is also something that TechSoup and several of our donor partners have championed for years. Telework means an employee or volunteer regularly does work outside of the office, usually at home or when traveling.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In 2005, Gartner Group’s initial study of the secondary PC market entitled "Thriving Secondary PC Market Puts Old PCs to Good Use," found that more than 75 percent of PCs replaced out of the corporate install base in the U.S. Moreover, the research firm also found that demand remains larger than supply.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 3, 2017

It was 2005 and I was wracking my brain trying to choose a name for my new website. I think this is the first Selfish Giving masthead. It started as almost a joke. I can't even remember the other names I was considering. Even then it felt like all the good web domains were taken!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

" He joined NCFR in 2005 as an administrative assistant and is now the organization's primary IT person, supporting 15 staff members. The organization has over 3,500 members, including academic researchers, educators, counselors, and marriage and family therapists.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

We installed Windows 8 and Office 2010 Standard on a classic Windows XP computer, a Dell Optiplex GX 280 from 2005. My colleague Kevin Lo and I went on a quest to find out. Here's what we discovered. The Windows 8 Footprint. The seven-year-old Dell Optiplex was a mid-priced business computer in its day, not a high-end gaming machine.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 31, 2024

Remember, I've been blogging on my site since 2005 - yep, nearly 20 years! - But when I type a question into ChatGPT, I get the answer to my question! A benefit of ChatGPT is I can ask it to limit its search for answers to the content published on Selfish Giving. so I have A LOT of content to pull from.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Joaquin was the founding director of the Institute for Next Generation Internet, which launched in 2005 from San Francisco State University. He is the founder of CoCo Studios, which promotes media collaboration and game development for fiber and mobile networks.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been surveying large American companies on their philanthropy annually since 2005. Below I'll also summarize what Akhtar Badshah of Microsoft and Jeanette Lee of Junior Achievement recommend to actually get some corporate support.

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2024

The number of such competitions has grown from 36 in 2005-09 to almost 600 in 2015-20. Philanthropists increasingly recognize that well-designed competitions can elevate important issues and the organizations best placed to address them, while moving funding at scale quickly and efficiently.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

While social media usage by seniors has increased from 3 to 4 percent since 2005 , they’re still far outnumbered by younger users, especially those in the 18-29 age bracket, which currently make up 84 percent of social media users. The solution isn’t to get more seniors on social media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I enjoyed the interactions so much that I was thrilled when I was invited to become a volunteer forum moderator in about 2005. As part of my work as Social Media Director for FundRaiser, I began to visit the forums in 2003. What's your biggest technology challenge? Keeping up to date with changing technology tools.

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