Candid

JULY 18, 2023

Influential Pledgers’ philanthropic approaches The Giving Pledge was formed in 2010 by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett to encourage the super-rich to publicly elevate and accelerate their giving. Case in point: Through the Gates Foundation , Bill and Melinda Gates have such outsized effect on philanthropy in the U.S.

Pledge 98

Pledge Money Giving Philanthropy 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Not only is this unjust, it’s also a huge waste of potential with serious global consequences. Millions of girls are being denied an education right at a time when it has the power to transform their lives and the world around them. Every day, girls are taken out of school, married far too young, and subjected to violence in school.

Raise 114

Raise Cambodia Children Asia 114

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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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Social Media International Interview Examples 217

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

South Africa 150

South Africa Copyright Ghana India 150

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

In 2010, I was a fresh young Ally in ASU’s Lodestar Center Public Allies program. I stood in front of this classroom, thinking that I had paid $3,290 of my own money to share what I had (my education and passion) with a society that didn’t seem to care enough to repair a bench, despite having the materials to do so very, very close at hand.

Research 81

Research Gift NGO Africa 81

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I think of myself in these terms: I educate, facilitate, mediate, and problem-solve. But I help them plan their technology initiatives (a new database, a new website, etc.,) help them find the vendors that will do the work by helping them craft good RFPs.

Consultant 111

Consultant Open Source Database Tech 111

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

There is an interesting case study of the marketing of Tampax and Africa on the Cause Related Marketing Blog. Be Helpful. It’s pretty interesting. Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift. And lastly, since I’m hosting, I get to mention my recent post on Twitter and nonprofits.

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Consultant Open Source Nonprofit Hosting 111