article thumbnail

Research Friday: Government contracting in the new normal

ASU Lodestar Center

Particularly in the last several years, in the wake of the financial crisis, organizations have struggled with a variety of challenges related to government support. In the United States, we rely on government to provide key economic supports. embedded in government contracting. consistent, structural challenges.

article thumbnail

Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

Forum One received 11 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of government, DEI, education, arts, health, cultural institutions, and annual reports for corporate communications. Excellence – Website for Government.

Award 69
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Campus Party is the biggest technology phenomenon that almost nobody in the United States has ever heard of. It is a huge success in the Spanish-speaking world and plans to debut in the States, in the S.F. Imagine SxSW meets Burning Man meets Makers Faire meets Spring Break meets Bar Camps.

Mexico 113
article thumbnail

Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

Model 53
article thumbnail

Ready, Set, Tech: The Edge Initiative Is Officially Here!

Tech Soup

The Edge Initiative has officially launched, and public libraries across the United States can now apply to participate! The Edge Initiative was developed by a coalition of library and local government organizations (including TechSoup for Libraries!) Can't make ALA? There will be another Edge Initiative session at PLA.

Library 67
article thumbnail

Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

Almost all of this was given to causes within the United States. 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

article thumbnail

What Is the Current State of Grantseeking? Community Development

Tech Soup

In a recent survey of nonprofit organizations in the United States, we learned more about where these types of nonprofits get their funding and where they find challenges to meeting the needs of their communities. of nonprofit organizations in the United States and 5.2% improvement and capacity building.

Develop 50