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Social Enterprise World Forum 2008 - Part Two

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Social Enterprise World Forum 2008 was great for gaining a perspective on an island with a great deal of innovative social enterprise. Even though the legal regime is somewhat different, I found many parallels with social enterprisers here in the United States and around the world. to the general public and to policy makers.

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Diversity in fundraising

ASU Lodestar Center

Yuha Jung writes of this saying, “According to the most recent United States Census (2011), at least one-third of the American population is comprised of racial minorities. This means that, by 2060, the total minority population would double from 116 to 241 million (United States Census Bureau 2012). He earned a B.A.

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$16M Raised. 2M Dips.

DipJar

The idea for the first DipJar came from founder Ryder Kessler in 2008 as a way to tip coffee shop baristas. We’re excited to announce that nonprofit organizations have collectively raised $16 million using DipJar! And man, how it has grown since then! How We Got There. Our customers.

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Social Media Webinars Now Offered to Accommodate Charities in Europe

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DIOSA Communications has been offering social media webinars for nonprofits since February 2008, but the content of the webinars and the time schedule mostly accommodate nonprofits in the United States. Approximately 20 charities in the U.K., The webinars are also well-suited for nonprofits in Eastern Canada.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

The United States’ workforce has seen momentous changes over the last four decades. Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. The rise of “alt-labor” nonprofit organizations. Take the manufacturing industry, for example. As this sector declined in the U.S., million to $35.6 million.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset. Moreover, Bookshare basically breaks even in the United States thanks to contracts to provide the services, from the U.S.

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Dreamforce 2008 post-mortem - back to the cheap seats

Judi Sohn

We watched and cheered at the top of our lungs as Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. Incredible views of the city, but most of us only cared about what was happening on the little TV in the corner showing election returns. It was a very special night.