Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

LearnAsOne is a charity that works with local partners and communities in Africa to fund schools and support their running costs. Just listening to the communities real educational needs and helping to provide the funds and training so they can meet them themselves. What do you need? No imposing western ideas.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

He was a character invented not long ago to sell bookings on Hotels.com. But typically, the job someone had at the end of 2019 or the person doing it will have changed just enough that with some education and training in new skills, the organization and the person can thrive. What training would help address that problem, and why?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

“Humans really struggle with change, especially, change we did not choose,” shares April Rinne , author of the new book, FLUX, 8 Superpowers For Thriving In Constant Change. “To Fortunately, her new book shows you how to do exactly that, and how to help others do so too. Use your humanity to help others. Run Slower.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Judy Heumann (left) moderating the panel on empowering the world''s billion people with disabilities On the second day of the CGI Annual Meeting, I announced Benetech’s Commitment to Action : Leveraging Technology to Bring Books to the Blind in India.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Samasource connected us with Daproim in Nairobi to proofread books for our Bookshare project. and we needed more help. Last week I was able to visit Nairobi, and I sat down with Carol to find out how we could help her. We go way back with her firm. In 2008, we were the first customer of Samasource as they were getting started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

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. Every day, girls are taken out of school, married far too young, and subjected to violence in school.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Not only does corporate giving allow nonprofits to earn more for their causes, but it also helps them diversify their revenue sources. Plus, 71% of employees say it’s important to them to work at a company that contributes to nonprofits, demonstrating that corporate giving programs can help businesses retain their employees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

As I reflect on what Literacy Day means, I can’t help thinking about the origins of my interest in Room to Read as an organization, and one particularly sticky literacy-for-development related issue that came up during that season of my life. She had a bag for us, a bag which originally had held both running shoes and books.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. We’re here to help nonprofits master the social Web to bring about meaningful social change,” said J.D. Lasica , a consultant and author of four books about emerging technologies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

We know that young people like Generation Z are future donors, so programs that help introduce philanthropy at a young age will a big pay off down the road. We organize educational talks, workshops, exhibitions and public performances. These fundamental values help children develop their philanthropic characters in life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. Can I Sit With You? Can I Sit With You? Support Children.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I think of myself in these terms: I educate, facilitate, mediate, and problem-solve. But I help them plan their technology initiatives (a new database, a new website, etc.,) help them find the vendors that will do the work by helping them craft good RFPs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

” The following games are expanding the reach of various nonprofits and helping them connect with audiences in meaningful ways. Kennedy (EMK) Institute to support it in educating the public about U.S. ” Senate Immersion Module. Created by ESI Design, the 100-player Senate Immersion Module game was made for the Edward M.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

There is an interesting case study of the marketing of Tampax and Africa on the Cause Related Marketing Blog. Be Helpful. It’s pretty interesting. Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift. And lastly, since I’m hosting, I get to mention my recent post on Twitter and nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Examples of rewards could be the actual project (if it is something like a book) or a free pass to a screening of a movie or production of a play. Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month. Special Plan for Nonprofits: No.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 31, 2006

That's what Jeff does with Participant Productions, and a big piece of the Foundation's efforts are around helping us tell stories. Only the tenacity of the filmmakers got this story out of Martin, who otherwise would be talking about his dream of helping turn poor farmers into rural entrepreneurs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 27, 2008

Children's book depicting breastfeeding babies and toddlers b. Go Localing.com: Help support local business by listing user-generated local favorite things to do, see and eat e. Meaningful Education in Africa for the Average Child: Lead Now Fellows f. Proceeds from book sales would benefit the Seattle LLL toddler group."

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Examples of rewards could be the actual project (if it is something like a book) or a free pass to a screening of a movie or production of a play. Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month. Special Plan for Nonprofits: No.

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Forum One

MAY 20, 2009

Is the rapid growth of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) more important than the basic social needs of health, education, etc.? Can we really debate one laptop per child and mobile access when kids may really just need food, clothes and school books? Empowerment is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Your donation will help the organization reach more children in poor, rural communities in the United States through early childhood education, literacy, physical activity and nutrition programs. Habitat for Humanity's Operation Home Delivery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. Luckily, there is no shortage of techniques and resources and books. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Of course, referring to the newish book by Seth Godin called Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync? Jeremiah Owyang's " Why Your Social Media Plan Should Include Success Metrics " post might help nonprofits identify some realistic short-term outcomes for social media implementation. asks Rich Reeder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! " to pursue your grassroots agenda in Africa. Using Web2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders). No more donations to our charity.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 15, 2021

In this highly acclaimed book, Lubin starts by comparing what she accomplishes as a CEO of a successful nonprofit with “zilch,” to what one of her donor prospect businesses does with millions—and how businesses and nonprofits alike can get more bang with less buck! Want proof? Nonprofit jobs are easier to succeed in.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

It basically links consumers, you and me, to third-world families, and through more direct trade helps those families get a fair price for their coffee, their tea, their bananas, whatever it is they produce. Helping families keep their kids in school, helping them farm in a sustainable manner. Everyone goes to the store.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

I just read the new book from Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, and strategy guru Roger Martin, Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works. The book is an expanded version of their seminal article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review from 2007, “Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.”

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

While she may have had to lie about her age to get an education , Zora Neale Hurston went on to become one of the most prolific writers at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance. Oh, and her work with her husband has helped to lay the groundwork for much of our understanding of modern science today - no big deal. Thought Leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

And, if they do, they need to read my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , to find out why that is not a great idea.). The Climate Reality Bot is designed to educate supporters and build the organization’s email list for action alerts. Engage and Educate. Climate Reality Bot. The Genius Albert Einstein Bot.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

It could be training in information and communication technology, or it could be a training on a local water filter that would be helpful for people to bring to their communities. For example, some of our women in Africa and India are interested in taking the ideas and the best practices that came out of this training into their regions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders). No more donations to our charity.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

Schoolhouse Supplies is a nonprofit based in northeast Portland that helps to serve classrooms in need by operating a volunteer-run Free Store for Teachers, which is stocked with donated supplies. NTEN’s Education Manager, Julia Smith volunteered at Upwardly Global in Chicago, where she did mock interviews.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 23, 2022

HGF creates opportunities for Jewish people across 40 countries to celebrate their culture, traditions, and values through engaging and educational programs. Establishing a scalable data model to support rapid growth helped create a holistic understanding of HGF’s impact on communities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

If you look at the history in South Africa, and the movement to end the apartheid regime, or if you look at the revolution in Cuba, where literally the island was essentially a playground for rich people from the United States. But, then also recognizing it has real positive impacts on our ability to have community with each other.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Each one of these terrific people has committed to spending anywhere from a month to a year helping Benetech with his or her skills and passion. She joined Benetech so she could learn more about Bookshare and how it is making books and periodicals more accessible to people with print disabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2011

It is a serious issue for professionals here in the US, especially if they work in education or youth service nonprofits. In many places in the world, sharing everything online can be a life and death matter particularly for activists working in certain countries. How are protecting your privacy on social networks?

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