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Raising the Floor Op Ed in Sacramento Bee

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just published my first op ed on the raising the floor concept yesterday in the Sacramento Bee, Everyone deserves access to technology, online world , co-authored with Prof. I want to sound the call for the technology community to get behind raising the floor for everybody around the planet. Gregg Vanderheiden.

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Women Veterans Alliance: Equip, Empower, & Encourage

DipJar

The organization’s mission is to connect women vets – as well as women on active duty or serving in the reserves – with each other and the resources they need. Instead, she began organizing monthly meetups in the Sacramento area. One big issue facing this group is the challenge of reaching veterans in rural communities. .

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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What A Pandemic Teaches Us About Innovation and Corporate Giving

Givinga

Our platform allowed clubs, their members and their community to donate, fully tax deductible, and for the clubs’ employees impacted by COVID to receive funds tax free. Our platform allowed clubs, their members and their community to donate, fully tax deductible, and for the clubs’ employees impacted by COVID to receive funds tax free.

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When Fundraising Disaster Strikes, What Should You Do?

Tech Soup

This year, charities in 54 communities across the country got going on their fundraising campaigns, only to find out that the online donation apparatus went down in the middle of the big day. Monitoring this activity as it began, we dedicated the full resources of our company to resolve the issue as promptly as possible.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people to give back to their communities by donating money, volunteering their time, or advocating for causes that they believe in. The power of community-driven nonprofits continues to be a highlight of GivingTuesday campaigns within the Neon One ecosystem. Why Do Donors Give?

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Two Ways To Use Crowdsourcing for Face-to-Face Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Next week on March 1-2, the First 5 California and the Water Cooler Joint Conference will take place in Sacramento. They had a one-month window to actively promote participation. Here’s a few examples I’ve seen lately. Crowdsourcing A Keynote Discussion/Q&A. More than 3,000 votes were cast by more than 400 people.