Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Guest Post by the Packard Foundation OE Team.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Community Improvement and Capacity Building: Fewer Grant Awards. According to the State of Grantseeking 2011 responses, community improvement and capacity building -focused organizations (CICB) receive more awards from private foundations than from any other grant source. Private Foundations Play a Bigger Role.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2016

Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? That increase included a 6 percent increase by community foundations, and a 17 percent increase in corporate awards in the form of gifts of products or services. The median largest award size also showed an upward trend.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Foundation Center's new Foundation Funding for U.S. This new free online data visualization and mapping tool demonstrates the value of applying technology to philanthropy, in this case, creating a place to find out how and where foundations are supporting U.S. According to the new Foundation Funding for U.S.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

So, clearly, education-focused nonprofits are pursuing and being awarded private funding from both foundations and corporate giving programs, and may be starting to secure more private funds then institutions. What is going on here? Private Grantmakers Grow Support for Education-Focused Organizations.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2012

Government grants are increasingly more difficult to secure. Large grant awards come from the government. More grant awards are made by private foundations. Many of the findings were as expected: Nonprofits continue to struggle to find the funds to do their jobs. Looking to learn more about GrantStation?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Looking ahead to 2012, training NGOs in collection and effective use of data, and developing new technology tools to enable these efforts will be core components of our agenda. MacArthur Foundation to develop the next generation of Martus. We’re deeply grateful for this strong support of our work. and Catherine T.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

We are excited to announce that Forum One has been recognized as a 2022 Vega Awards winner of 10 awards in seven different categories! The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Without further ado – here are this year’s 2022 Vega Award Winners! The Harry S.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. Kivi Leroux Miller.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth for many organizations in the nonprofit and government space. That’s a rate of over one award per week! This beautifully designed branding and website won five awards this year! For us, it was no different!

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We are proud to see this great work honored and to say that across our roster of clients, we took home 63 awards and even one Webby nomination ! That’s a rate of over one award per week! This tool was awarded five different awards for its interactive design and ability to communicate key health and livability data.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Our financial story begins with Benetech’s forward thinking funders: our users, individuals, foundations, corporations, partners, and government agencies. For example, our 2008 major human rights grants from the Oak Foundation and the John D. For example, our largest single funding arrangement is a competitive award by the U.S.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

A new report, "Digital Citizenship: Exploring the Field of Tech for Engagement", released by the Knight Foundation, explores the potential for technology to improve democracy -- specifically at how it can help people engage with their communities, leaders, and governments. I don't want to spoil any surprises; read it all here.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

has awarded over $3.5 Many of these institutions have foundations, which are separate 501(c)(3) entities that exist to raise and/or manage private support for a single institution or system of institutions. Since 2008, private philanthropy in the U.S. Check out AACC’s Fast Facts for more about community colleges.) .

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