Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

TechSoup Global’s Dara Westling attended the recent Global Donors Forum in Washington, D.C. to report on Tech for Good trends and also to find out how things are going in one of the most challenging areas of philanthropy: providing much needed help and support to people in the Muslim world. Dara Westling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. GivingTuesday is done it again with its K-12 Philanthropy Curriculum , a set of lesson plans that teachers can use to help their students participate in GivingTuesday by raising money for a local nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report :: Download. 2012 State of Social Media Use in Australian Nonprofits :: Download. Published by Philanthropy Age. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Note from Beth: My colleague, Daniel Ben-Horin, from TechSoup Global has been in the nonprofit technology for decades. The TechSoup Global Network , NetSquared, GuideStar International, and NGOsource projects facilitate philanthropic support, data transparency and shared innovation around the world. He has seen it all.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

This level of increased global philanthropy is worth a further look. The Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity recently published its Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2010 and reported “financial flows to the developing world from the United States increased notably in 2010 to $326.4

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Yesterday was the fourth Giving Tuesday , a global day of community-driven philanthropy. Global Giving did a creative campaign to encourage people to share why they give. It is the part of the “Give While You Live” philanthropy being championed by some of the world’s wealthiest people.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. Their ideas could very well lay the foundation for an effective micro-philanthropy campaign.

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Everyaction

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more. It’s essentially building a culture of philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference will offer a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Phil Buchanan, President, The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Stay tuned for a blog post about it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

On International Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to all human rights defenders, celebrate the recent victories of the human rights community, and recognize the challenges that still lie ahead in the global struggle to advance justice, accountability and an end to impunity. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

GivingTuesday lives online through social media—as evidenced by the hashtag in its name—and aims to create a sense of global collaboration for an annual day of giving. And these numbers are just what the Belfer Center could find; there could be hundreds of thousands of unreported dollars that people donated on #GivingTuesday.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

This post was written by Crystal Schimpf, a webinar producer at TechSoup Global. On September 6, 2012, TechSoup held a free webinar with two guest presenters from The Foundation Center. Mapping Philanthropy: How you can use Data Visualization to do Good. View the archived recording of the Got Grants? webinar on ReadyTalk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China, and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Here are 10 of the most helpful reports and resources for philanthropy professionals: Giving in an Election Year. We dove deep into data from the 2012 presidential race to provide fundraising insight you can use during the 2016 election year, including: The charitable giving habits of 400,000 political donors. The Point of Impact .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

TechSoup Global is building NGOSource , an online data repository to facilitate the sometimes costly business of getting grants to overseas charities. Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. It is an exciting time.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

” In the last five years alone, Dan has given over 275 talks on philanthropy and innovation in 34 states and eight countries. This ongoing study has been cited in hundreds of publications, including Forbes, TIME, Fast Company, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is a William J.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Working with an intelligent and experienced staff of a Phoenix-based nonprofit involved focused on global issues, I was encouraged to ask questions of development organizations and to think through a lens of international aid. In 2010, I was a fresh young Ally in ASU’s Lodestar Center Public Allies program. Sources: [1] Matthews, S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The company was founded in June 2012 and was acquired by Twitter later that year. Melissa Thompson is an activist filmmaker, documentarian, and senior video producer for Greenpeace USA , which recently ran a global contest to encourage its activist community to submit Vine videos in honor of Earth Day. Super-Short Video Examples.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. Take a look at Calgary Zoo’s 2012 Annual report shared on Instagram. There are numerous of charities with examples in these types of networks.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. "Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. By the way, Lucy Bernholz' top buzz word of 2012 was " data."

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 6, 2012

It was orginally featured on The Huffington Post , June 4, 2012. Today's nonprofits need to ask some vital questions about how they are looking at the world of philanthropy. a global software and services provider for nonprofits. Author: Guest Blogger. This post was written by Marc Chardon and Hal Williams.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Since 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. The spirit of #GivingTuesday isn’t just meant to be one day — it’s a global movement of generosity. One great example of partnerships is the Give Local initiative hosted by the Catalogue for Philanthropy. On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This annual “Global Day of Giving” event takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this year it’s Nov 30 which might feel late but is sneaking up fast) and has helped to amplify year-end fundraising efforts for nonprofits and charitable causes since 2012. On GivingTuesday 2020, over $2.47 Think about leveraging partnerships.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

Causes began as a Facebook app in 2007, and became independent in 2012. It’s a new international charity classification system that will pave the way for better grantmaking, especially online and international philanthropy. BRIDGE is an acronym for Basic Registry of Identified Global Entities.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The Movement Goes Global This Year. The project has also gone global this year, having expanded to Canada , Australia , Mexico , and Singapore. TechSoup Global is a strong supporter of #GivingTuesday with involvement by our great partners like Connecting Up in Australia. your past, current or future #GivingTuesday stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

Our session will focus on BLK SHP Thinking Applied – an introduction to the basic tenets of Little Bets approach (experiment, play, immerse, define, reorient, and iterate) and how to apply to the philanthropy sector. Global Giving’s Honest Loser Award. Think Ted-X style presentations of nonprofit professional failures.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Millennials are at the forefront of change, due to the globalization of our lives. At any point in time, we can have access to what is happening across the globe and we have a stronger understanding of what it means to be a global community.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2013

As a professional who focuses on corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and all forms of giving every day, #GivingTuesday is becoming a favorite holiday that’s, well, not exactly a holiday (but should be). Fundraising #GivingTuesday Black Friday Cyber Monday giving philanthropy'

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Speaking of data, contribute some of your own valuable thoughts to The State of Grantseeking Fall 2012 survey until October 12. The idea behind these surveys is to take the pulse of grantseeking and determine the status of philanthropy in the U.S. You can download your free copy of The State of Grantseeking Spring 2012 here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Now, here's the latest: Global Digital Inclusion. Ah yes, another month and another massive global digital inclusion initiative. It calculates that IoT technology and services generated global revenues of $4.8 trillion in 2012 and will nearly double to $8.9 trillion by 2020. Ginny’s Pick for App of the Month.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2012

Time magazine recognized NTEN member Ben Rattray as one to the The 100 Most Influential People in 2012 ! Their campaign uses the platform’s share-ability to create a global quilt made from individually-chosen patches that can be purchased and shared with others. Have more news to share? Ben is the CEO and cofounder of Change.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country. Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy. To begin on Tuesday, November 27, the campaign aims to inspire increased philanthropy, conscious consumerism, and volunteerism during the holidays.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country. To begin on Tuesday, November 27, the campaign aims to inspire increased philanthropy, conscious consumerism, and volunteerism during the holidays. Global Tweets :: globaltweets.com. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. Meetup :: meetup.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Named one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites of 2012 , Outlook.com is Microsoft’s new Web-based email service. Whether you want to display your work on a local, national, or global map, this is a visually-compelling new way to tell your nonprofit’s story. Global Tweets :: globaltweets.com. npCloud :: npcloud.org.

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