Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When those NGOs receive funding they usually know how to use the funds very efficiently and are able to grow. Those initial fundings rarely come from online donations, most are community-based initiatives, companies, and local government incentives. Doare was founded in 2012 with a focus on recurring donations.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. Though the organization had been around for years, in the early 1900s we saw the U.S.’s

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2016

We all ask ourselves these questions: Who will fund my organization? What is a reasonable level of funding to expect for my organization? Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? One of the most notable changes is the increase in the rate of funding.

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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.” Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Nonprofit Finance Fund. Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. Angela Francis , Senior Associate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Nonprofits solicit and raise funds as a fact of their existence. To protect nonprofits and the general public, most states enforce certain compliance requirements on nonprofit organizations soliciting within their borders. The second option pertains to organizations with smaller budgets or bases of support.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Nonprofits solicit and raise funds as a fact of their existence. To protect nonprofits and the general public, most states enforce certain compliance requirements on nonprofit organizations soliciting within their borders. The second option pertains to organizations with smaller budgets or bases of support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2012

Agnes Binagwaho (@agnesbinagwaho) April 30, 2012. I’m headed to Rwanda to participate in a training for the ACE project, a network of African Women’s Leadership organizations in the Sub-Saharan region. MIGEPROF (@MIGEPROF) March 13, 2012. @ Rubsfido @ jfclearywisc social media ia a great platform for learning.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. Government funding hovers on the edge of a fiscal cliff. Nonprofit Finance Fund is conducting its fifth annual State of the Sector survey to find out what nonprofits and the communities they serve need most. on the Nonprofit Finance Fund's 2012 State of the Sector survey.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. The last five years has seen shrinking funds from both the government and philanthropic sectors due to a recession economy. Needs continue to grow beyond what philanthropy or government can provide.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

Past winners have had a hand in creating and funding the biggest organizations in our space, built nonprofit technology communities large and small, and are exploring and sharing some of the most interesting and innovative technology models. Her most recent project is updating Vermont''s cable statutes. 2011: Judy Hallman , RTPNet.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The term social economy puts up front the economic value of social organizations — that they produce and market services, employ people, may own valuable assets, and generate social value. It encompasses the income sources that drive our society: profit, government, philanthropy, earned income. 18 & 19. Volunteering.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Recent trends in philanthropic giving indicate that the new generation of donors has a high interest in ensuring that their donations generate outcomes (Flandez, 2012). At the same time, nonprofits should be aware of the challenges and limitations to this emergent form of funding.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2012

The survey provided a glimpse of some of the grantseeking challenges facing organizations in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Community Development, Education, Health Care, Social and Human Services, and Youth Development. Many of the findings were as expected: Nonprofits continue to struggle to find the funds to do their jobs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

This month he explores why and how networked nonprofits should rally for more transparency in campaign funding based on a more detailed article over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Resource: The Media Consortium – Campaign Cash – Who Is Funding Your Elections. It’s never been more true than it is today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

We could empty the coffers of all the foundations in the United States but still couldn’t offset the cuts from the federal government alone. Less restrictive funding. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Less onerous reporting requirements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

This week before I leave for the Middle East, I will have the honor of presenting at the Grantmakers For Effective Organization’s Conference in Seattle. I am doing a session called “ Learning in Public ” with Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, TCC Group. Stay tuned for a blog post about it. Kimberly St.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

She is guest blogging for TechSoup on the current state of grantseeking for different types of organizations. grantseeking efforts of organizations focused on community. Community improvement and capacity building-focused organizations comprise 4.6% of nonprofit organizations in the United States and 5.2%

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BoardAssist

JULY 8, 2014

The best accounting software depends on many factors unique to each organization. For example, an organization that provides professional development to teachers can close a class when the room becomes full and wait list teachers in excess of capacity. Not surprisingly, the answer to “What is the best way to build a budget?”

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

state of grantseeking for different types of organizations. state of grantseeking , the state of community development , and arts and humanities organizations ! So the overall pursuit of grants by education organizations did not change dramatically this past year. She is guest blogging for TechSoup on the current.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Editor's note — This blog piece by Micah Sifry touches on the still inadequate state of funding for nonprofit technology. Foundation Center's new Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy platform reveals the state of nonprofit technology funding in a critical area in some detail. democracy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

government aid, capital investment, philanthropy and remittances. Private and Voluntary Organizations (36%). Religious Organizations* (18%). 3 This study reports that a change is occurring; the long-held perception that the reduction in global poverty is primarily driven by government aid (from the U.S. billion from $226.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. So what to do?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

According to our 2012 NGO Global Cloud Survey , collaboration is already one of the top ten current uses for cloud-based software among charities. We work together in grant-funded projects, with teams of volunteers, with public agencies, with other nonprofits. Collaboration Is How Charities Function. It's our nature.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Qualitative yet empirically-based impact evaluation bridges the gap left by other evaluative methods providing the context of mission fulfillment for a nonprofit organization. Impact evaluation in the arts, and its broader use for leaders of any nonprofit, can drive results. The ogre under the bridge isn’t as scary as you might think.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

or B- average — underwhelming results for the top leaders of their organizations and such high achieving individuals. 58 percent of chief executives say it is difficult to find people to serve on the board — up from 44 percent in 2012. Earlier this year BoardSource asked nonprofit CEOs to rate their boards.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As public-facing and serving organizations, nonprofits are held to higher ethical standards than their business counterparts are. Organizational transparency, the disclosure of operational, financial, and decision-making information, remains a significant factor in the formation of the public’s trust in an organization’s mission and intent.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Back in May 2012 we got the first announcements of a huge U.S. Federal Communications Commission in 2011 and is now its own nonprofit organization. Department of Commerce (NTIA) stimulus grants in 2008 and 2009 and so it has had no government funding and has been struggling to successfully get off the ground.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

We are 20 years into this online giving adventure and there is still a tremendous amount of up-side for nonprofit organizations. Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. Get your data governance practices together – now.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Last fall, I left my position with the Community Alliance with Family Farmers after six-and-a-half year to finish editing the book, to travel, and to WWOOF , Willing Workers on Organic Farms, in Europe. I went to France.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

There has been little consensus about the impact of focusing on overhead as a means of evaluating nonprofit organizations, either among nonprofit leadership or researchers. My research was done via a survey directed to employees and board members of nonprofit organizations.

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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. As a nonprofit, different types of funding fuel our work. The entire multiple years of funding are listed as part of our restricted assets. Let me explain why this is so.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”). Global Conversations.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

Organized by the International Awards Associate (IAA) , a group of industry innovators, creators, designers, and communications professionals deeply committed to recognizing and honoring the outstanding performance, talent, and effort of the best digital and creative professionals around the world. Canopus – Website for Government.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Benetech, like many nonprofit organizations building open source software for social good, often relies upon the contributions of experienced software developers to help its solutions grow and scale. With generous funding we recently received from the Hewlett Foundation and from Hewlett Packard Company, SocialCoding4Good is taking off!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

.” Tomorrow, the Lean Start Up is sponsoring a free web cast called, “ Lean Impact: Implementing Lean Startup in Mission-driven Organizations.” But but for social good organizations that want to go lean, there are scant few examples. It’s no wonder why Lean is increasingly being adopted in the non-profit sector.

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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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