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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards

Care2

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program. Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association. Constituent Empowerment. Honorable Mention: NRDC - National Resource Defense Council. Winner: National Relief Charities. Winner: National Philanthropic Trust for the Susan B.

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. Komen for the Cure race.

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American Indian Resource Center: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which is the capitol of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation is the largest part of the Cherokee Tribe, spanning 14 counties in the northeastern part of Oklahoma. Because they are national programs, Heather has to keep track of a traveling staff with complex scheduling.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Real Time Representation - How Social Media is Changing the Face of Government submitted by Erica O'Grady 2008 marked the year of the first Twitter from inside the Oval Office. As more and more politicians dive into the world of Social Media, the way we communicate and interact with our local and national representatives is changing.

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How 7 Nonprofit Organisations Amplify Their Program Impact

Saleforce Nonprofit

Since implementing Salesforce in 2008, they have grown their revenue from €7 million to €20 million annually. A country portal allowed nations to apply for vaccine support and report on the performance of their programs, which ultimately allowed for more data-informed decisions. Going Paperless and Mobile.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

The following is an edited transcript of an interview I did with her on March 25th, 2008 for the Big Vision Podcast. We are based in Oakland, but we do work nationally, and in many cases globally, but our funding is always under constraints. Locally, we run a project called the Technology Empowerment Project of Oakland.

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Raising the Floor of the Platform Economy: Co-ops, Unions, and the Struggle to Transform Technology

Non Profit Quarterly

But unions have had difficulty organizing platform economy employees because of their classification as independent contractors, which excludes them from protections under the National Labor Relations Act. For now, a large part of their efforts is in the political arena: In 2020, labor spent $5.28 billion on the presidential election.

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