Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Since completing the first Paint It Forward event in 2005, the effort has produced over $1 million worth of free painting services and materials delivered to deserving families and nonprofit organizations across the United States and Canada. You started your own charitable program, Paint It Forward , in 2005.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Jobs was as usual quite prescient. bring your own device) movement has been a staple topic in the IT press, and it is commonplace for us to use our own mobile phones and tablets for work related activities. As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Since 2005, the organization has sent more than 17,000 computers and mobile phones to schools, small businesses, and NGOs in Burkina Faso, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Madagascar, and Niger. That's why we're so excited that the very first European version of the event is happening in Dublin, Ireland this fall. Million Ton Problem.

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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. Specifically, the median annual expenses for organizations with men CEOs is $1.8 million, while median expenses for organizations with women CEOs is $963k.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In August of 2005, she had barely begun getting things in order when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck. Each year the International Computer Refurbishers Summit awards a lifetime achievement award. This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 10, 2011

Joanna MacDonald has been my closest friend and colleague here at BMC since 2005. Convince me you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect miracles." " - Henry David Thoreau. After nearly seven years at Boston Medical Center , today is my last day. It’s been quite a ride. Joanna is the yang to my ying!

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Program: Lee Jeans National Denim Day. The Details: Wear your jeans to work on Denim Day in exchange for a $5 contribution to Women’s Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF). Dick’s goal is to break the record for World’s Longest Pink Ribbon. Program: Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives **.

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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. Tony explained to me that since food banks buy in bulk and receive bulk donations, they frequently distribute an identical selection of goods to all their clients.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. When a disaster strikes, individuals, communities, philanthropy, and entire nations often rise to the occasion, providing relief and humanitarian aid. Seeing a problem—like the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria —many will act to mitigate it.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 31, 2024

Remember, I've been blogging on my site since 2005 - yep, nearly 20 years! - One of the things I really like about AI tools such as ChatGPT is its emphasis on answers over results. When I type a question into Google, I get a bunch of articles I then have to read through. ?‍? so I have A LOT of content to pull from. ✍️ Partnership Notes 1.

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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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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. Does moving to the cloud really make your organization more resilient?

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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. It's the eternal question at nonprofits and charities: where do you find new donors? Using network mapping tools, we'll show you how you can expand your donor base and find new donors! Image: Brandon Martin-Anderson.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Gosh, has it been nine years now since I started TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) program? We've hit something of a benchmark in this successful program: we've distributed a little over 50,000 refurbished devices through RCI — including laptops, monitors, servers, and tablets. The Greatest Benefit. We Thank You.

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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. And New Balance didn’t break any rules.

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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. You’ve stuck your toe in the water to see how it feels, but you remain noncommittal. After all, everyone else is on Facebook, so you have to be there too, right?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

As a consultant to nonprofits, my blood just boils when I am asked by executive directors or board members, “So, we are thinking about hiring a development officer, how long it will take before this person is raising more money than the salary we pay them?” I recently asked a group of fundraising professionals about their biggest challenge.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

" The year was 2005. 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. Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The buzzword then was Web 2.0,

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Since 2005 donor acquisition has been tough. Keep The Donors You've Got (Donor Retention). The number of donors that a nonprofit has continues to decline, but the light at the end of the tunnel is the fact that yearly giving per donor is on the rise. Resource : Improve Donor Retention with these 5 Follow Up Techniques.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. During those two years, not only has the used computer market been in question, but also there has been major buzz in the IT press about whether or not we're entering a “post PC” era. How Does This Impact the Used Computer Market?

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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. Congratulations, you’ve made it to January! Now you can finally put all that year-end fundraising insanity behind you! But first, do you feel like you could have raised more in December? But we know this is not a reality for many organizations.

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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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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. I’m now a fan of Reed Stockman’s AFP technology blog. The Association of Fundraising Professionals. It has more than 30,000 members throughout the world.

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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 21, 2014

" He joined NCFR in 2005 as an administrative assistant and is now the organization's primary IT person, supporting 15 staff members. Jason Samuels is the director of innovation and technology at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) in Minneapolis. Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie."

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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. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are tools that specialize in helping you understand and visualize large amounts of data.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

In 2005, Shannon Keith visited India and was confronted by the harsh realities of brothels and prostitution. Compelled to act, she learned more and discovered that even if girls and women are able to escape their life of prostitution, they need significant support to recover and rebuild their lives. Easily manage inventory and content.

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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! It's kind of like selfish giving ," one of us said.

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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. I've been following the IT press as it's been covering the much-publicized Windows 8 launch over the last few months. Most of the libraries and nonprofits I visit have older PCs. It’s a small form factor 2.8

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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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Penelope Burk

AUGUST 29, 2019

Then, just before I retired in 2005, I was approached by the university to increase the value of the scholarship and to include a bequest in my will. I found him easy to relate to, having been a student myself not many years before. It was definitely the human touch that made me want to give. I miss the human contact. I was happy to do both.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

When all was said and done, we received a 2005 seed-funding grant from Full Circle Fund and launched the Refurbished Computer Initiative program. TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. How It All Started.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

I tested it on a classic Windows XP computer , a Dell Optiplex GX 280 from 2005 and it worked fine. Now that it's time to upgrade from Windows XP (it’s retires in early April 2014), you may well be wondering how much of your current software and hardware will work on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. Picking the Right Operating System.

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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. By the end of 2025, we expect to have mobilized $2.5 billion to support the work of remarkable organizations. Of course, our goal has always been about more than money. And I’m delighted to say that we can see evidence of this transformation.

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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. Sustainers also have a much higher retention rate, usually upwards of 90 percent once established.

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