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Bitcoin for Nonprofits: Cryptocurrency Fundraising for the Future

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Alex Wilson , Director of BlockShop DC and founding partner of The Giving Block. Bitcoin was launched on January 3, 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis and bank bailouts. At BlockShop DC , we are educating organizations on how to take part in and benefit from this growing industry. Let’s start with the basics.

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Congratulations Julie Chapman and NPower Greater DC!

NTEN

That's why I'm very happy to congratulate Julie Chapman , Executive Director of NPower, Greater DC Region , who was honored earlier this month by the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation with the 2008 Meyer Foundation Exponent Award.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. DC $17,678,500 4.6% Instead, they rely on the same kinds of funding streams as traditional community-based nonprofits: individual donations, volunteers, and support from institutional philanthropy. million to $35.6 3 NoVo Foundation NY $29,078,500 7.6%

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Talking at the Politics Online Conference

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It’s a conference that is an event of the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Organization: Women for Women International.

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Open Source Feminism?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

April 12, 2007 Beth Kanter, as always, has a great, informative summary of the Penguin Day activities last Saturday in DC. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Feminism?

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NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

» Monday Aug 27 2007 NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award Monday, August 27, 2007 at 10:18AM | by Hatef Yamini If your nonprofit is a 501(c)3 and meets some other basic criteria, you can apply for a an Innovation Award and win up to $43,000 in cash, technologoy consulting, hardware and software. All rights reserved.

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