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6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Religious institutions, universities, and healthcare charities tend to receive substantial contributions from this generation. Environmental issues, education, and children’s welfare are some of the areas that resonate with this generation. They value transparency and are more inclined to research organizations before donating.

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How Experience Cloud Boosted Orders by 59% for Guide Dogs U.K.

Saleforce Nonprofit

There is nothing more magical for me than picking up a book and travelling entire universes through its pages. Children in their school’s MeteorEyes club jumping for joy with the CustomEyes books from Guide Dogs U.K. The pictures in my head, and the ability of a book to stir emotions are particularly profound. . The really best part?

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[Reflection] Mashable #sgsGLOBAL: How Do We Get From Collective Conversation To Action To Impact?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Al Gore (@algore) September 23, 2012. scsglobal young people are capable of doing more good in the world than ever before because of online connectedness — Beth Kanter (@kanter) September 23, 2012. SGSGlobal mashable.com/sgs twitter.com/gatesfoundatio… — Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) September 22, 2012.

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Martín Burt’s Best Kept Secret

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It turns out Martín was asked by Franco to join his administration when he took office in June 2012. His activities with the World Economic Forum include participation on the Education Global Agenda Council and he is a university professor of social entrepreneurship in the U.S. and Africa.

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Renew The Heart & Soul of your Non-Profit for a Chance To Win $10,000

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The CTK Foundation has just launched the 2012/2013 Heart & Soul Grants , with over $55,000 to assist nonprofits like yours in accomplishing your mission. He is the author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies, a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and an instructor for MarketingProfs University and Charityhowto.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate.

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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

ASU Lodestar Center

While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Sources: [1] Giving USA Foundation, Giving USA 2012, pg. 5] [link]. [6]