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48in48’s Impact in Atlanta and New York
Our volunteers, sponsors, and partners came together from October 12-14, 2018, in New York and Atlanta to help the helpers in their communities. After 48 hours of hard work and collaboration, their dedication resulted in a huge impact for participating nonprofits. At A Glance 500 volunteers working together in Atlanta and New York $3…
Read MoreWhat is a Social Entrepreneur? (Hint. It’s you.)
“From education to inclusion, social entrepreneurs use market forces to build better societies.” Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurs drive community innovation and transformation. They pursue community improvement goals with creative zeal, business methodologies, financial backing, and the courage to innovate. Bringing together all of this passion, stewardship, and intelligence, these people build…
Read MoreWordPress ‘How To’ for Nonprofits – Log In & Dashboard [Video]
Welcome to the first in a series of video blogs about working inside of WordPress! In this short, helpful video, you will learn the basics of how to log in and navigate your dashboard: How to log in to your WordPress site How to create users, manage your users, and add new users What each…
Read MoreJoin 48in48 to Participate in Hands On Atlanta Day
In 2015, Atlanta welcomed the inaugural – and flagship – 48in48. An incredible group of volunteers teamed up to create the first 48 nonprofit websites in only 48 hours. Three years later, the volunteer base has grown exponentially, and so has the impact on the community. The event returns to Atlanta on October 12-14, 2018.…
Read MoreHow Slalom Boston Made a City-Sized Impact in 48 Hours
The following is a heartwarming guest post from the super team of Slalom Boston (and friends)! How Was Your Weekend? Ours was great! Over the weekend of April 27 – 29th, 28 consultants (and three friends!) from Slalom Boston got together to build websites for 15 nonprofits. Some had a site that was in desperate need of redesign.…
Read MoreThe 30-Minute Answer to Better Marketing Content
Nearly all nonprofit marketers would benefit greatly by taking a month to focus on their digital content marketing programs. That was the conclusion based on the responses from 207 nonprofit marketers to the eighth annual Content Marketing Institute/MarketingProfs content marketing survey. 30% of nonprofit marketers neither agree nor disagree that they can demonstrate that their…
Read MoreDelta Air Lines Shares Why They Choose 48in48
This year we are expanding our efforts to give nonprofits new websites in cities across the world including Atlanta, Boston, London, New York and Raleigh/Durham. We have turned what was originally a 48 hour experiment into a global display of social entrepreneurship. How you ask? We have done it with the support of countless volunteers…
Read More12 Days of Advice for Nonprofits
To bring nonprofits a gift this holiday season, we reached out to our volunteers and past 48in48 nonprofit participants for their advice. We collected their tips to help your nonprofit plan a successful digital marketing strategy for 2018. We are proud to present our 12 Days of Advice! Daniel Roberts from Friendly Human shares his advice on…
Read MoreHelp Us Help the Helpers this Giving Tuesday
This holiday season, we thank the 1,700 volunteers who donated time and professional skills to help nonprofits across the country strengthen their communities. With the support of these talented and generous people, we provided close to 200 nonprofits with new websites and digital marketing capabilities in 2017. 48in48 is forging new ground in social…
Read MoreMeet Ethan!
We could not be more excited for 48in48’s recent growth! Please help me welcome and celebrate our newest staff member, Ethan Parrish, as he starts his role as Manager of Development & Special Events! Here are a few things to know about Ethan: Describe yourself in three words: Old Soul, Articulate, and Meticulous How…
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