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6 Must-Read Climate Fiction Novels for Our Changing World

Saleforce Nonprofit

Well, I have good news: You can do both! In 2012, there was a day when I felt that guilt and stumbled upon the outstanding book, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. At the same time, I’d had an idea for a sci-fi novel knocking around in my head since I was 10 years old. New York 2140. New York 2140.

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Free Webinar on July 25! 12 Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make in Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Time: 8-9:30am :: New York, Toronto. 5:30-7pm :: Mumbai, New Delhi. 1pm-2:30 :: Dublin, London. 2-3:30pm :: Amsterdam, Cairo. 3-4:30pm :: Doha, Jerusalem, Nairobi. 4-5:30pm :: Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Cost: Free. How to Register: Register Now! Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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12 Useful, Well-Designed, Worth-Downloading Android Apps Created by Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But thanks to a strategy focused on bringing low-cost smartphones to the masses worldwide, Google’s Android surged to a whopping 68% share of the global smartphone market in the second quarter of 2012. That’s four times the 17% global market share held by Apple. And although sales of Android devices declined in the U.S.

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From 2005 to 2015: The Radical Effect of Social Media on Nonprofit Web Design

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Internet was primarily a desktop PC or laptop experience and reading news and sending and receiving email accounted for the majority of time spent online. Today, social media consumes the most time spent on the Internet and the majority of that browsing occurs on a smartphone or tablet. New York Public Library 2015.

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Two Leaders Join Benetech’s Senior Team!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For more than a decade, Nadine has worked at the intersection of policy and media in major markets including New York, Chicago and Washington, DC. She was the Assistant Director of Communications at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and then head of media for Foreign Affairs magazine in New York.

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Fundraising with #GivingTuesday: Time to Plan

Tech Soup

In 2012, New York's 92nd Street Y , in tandem with the UN Foundation , started #GivingTuesday as an event to be observed on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The presenters agreed that for most organizations, starting in November will allow plenty of time. What is #GivingTuesday? Start Planning Now (or Soon).

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not only is this unjust, it’s also a huge waste of potential with serious global consequences. Millions of girls are being denied an education right at a time when it has the power to transform their lives and the world around them.

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