Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 15, 2009

President Marc Mauer of the National Federation of the Blind just had an excellent op ed published by the Baltimore Sun entitled Bias against blind book lovers. Mauer does a great job in capturing the advocacy position of the Reading Rights Coalition. This is a case of dueling moral high grounds.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

Saturday, June 1 is the National Day of Civic Hacking and Net2 organizers in Honolulu, Boston and New Haven are jumping into the fray! Boston, MA: National Day of Civic Hacking - RHoK Boston. Baltimore, MD: June Tech & Social Change Baltimore Meetup: Wikipedia. Bored this weekend? This Week’s NetSquared Events.

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2015

With organizations like Knight Foundation, Upworthy, Baltimore Corps, Levi Strauss Foundation, KIND Snacks, National Geographic and more, we had the privilege of hearing from the best and the brightest on how to activate people for good. Baltimore Corps. , Last month, we heard from some incredible individuals at MCON 2015.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2020

Previously I had become interested in public history in Baltimore, a graduate student in North Carolina, and a professional in Savannah but my conversations expanded to NY, New Jersey, South Carolina, California and Tennessee. I had these digital meetings with historians and museum professionals at various levels, specialties, and locations.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help and Consultations. Baltimore, Maryland: Salesforce 101 for Nonprofits and Free Tech Help and Guidance. Paris, France: Forum National des Associations et des Fondations. Naples, Florida: Tools for Effective Email Communication. Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Thursday, October 5, 2017.

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Care2

OCTOBER 1, 2011

We'll also have a table and plenty of Care2-ers at the Convio Summit in Baltimore, so don't be a stranger if you see us there, and make sure to ask about Care2's Convio Databridge -- it turns one year old this week! Blackbaud Nonprofit Conference National Harbor, MD. Convio Summit Baltimore, MD. Visit us at Booth #314.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

Last spring the Urban Institute and the Racial Diversity Collaborative released a study called Measuring Racial-Ethnic Diversity in the Baltimore-Washington Region's Nonprofit Sector. In addition, the study found that Executive Directors of color mostly lead local or regional organizations, not national organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2016

I was the co-founder and director of the Baltimore United Viewfinders , a youth-driven leadership organization using multimedia arts for community action and income. I’m excited to be working with national partnerships and the network that those partnerships can create for our students and their future endeavors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

” Nancy Schwartz has an fantastic blog post offering expert advice on how nonprofits should communicate during a crisis, using the situation in Baltimore and the Nepal Earthquake as hooks to offer some recommendations. According to the Guardian , the 7.8-magnitude The survivors are in desperate need of food and water.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2011

If you are with us in Baltimore, you can make your Summit experience even better with a little bit of inside scoop. National Partnership for Women and Families , Best Online Campaign. Author: Blair Naylor. Convio Summit 2011 kicks off today! in the Grand Ballroom. Registration : Have your badge email printed out?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 14, 2022

The National Aquarium opened on August 8, 1981 as the jewel of Baltimore City’s Inner Harbor redevelopment. With a mission to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures, the Aquarium is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top three aquariums, and as Maryland’s largest paid tourist attraction.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2013

A few weeks ago in a post game press conference, Baltimore Raven safety James Ihedigbo shared this: don’t let your good get in the way of being great. This morning, I was talking to one of my buddies at a national nonprofit and she reminded of a major factor that gets in the way of being great: executive management pressure.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The staff at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library found itself in a similar situation after the funeral service for Freddie Gray, an African-American man who died in police custody. The school system had one of the worst high school dropout rates in the nation and a high level of crime per capita.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Baltimore, Maryland: Google AdWords and Free Tech Help. You like numbers? Well, the average NetSquared organizer spends 8.2 Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It has been covered by TechCrunch, The Baltimore Sun , CBS News , and more. 211 demand is growing 10 percent year over year, according to the founders of Reach , a text-answering app for the national health and human services helpline. She wanted to create something that teens and adults could use and that was also free.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

According to the Baltimore Sun , It was, in fact, the giant snowstorm in 2010 that was the impetus for the federal government to push more employees to work from home. The opportunity to hire people anywhere the world.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help Consultations. Ilorin, Nigeria: Recession: Reviving the Nation's Economy Through Technology. O'Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Friday, October 6, 2017.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Impact National Conference / Amherst, MA / Less than $200. National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) / Washington, DC / Less than $500. Leadership. Governance.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 5, 2022

Both the University of Alabama at Birmingham and The University of Maryland, Baltimore County have established a centralized environment for management and engagement on the Salesforce platform at their respective institutions. Press Release: Cloud For Good Recognized As A Nationally Registered Apprenticeship Program By The U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The United Nations Development Programme is bringing #GivingTuesday to many countries and they are working in to celebrate local community heroes and highlight their giving stories- showing the world that everyone, everywhere can give back to their community. Here’s an inspiring example from India.

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

NAACP + NAACP Legal Defense Fund —The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization formed as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. . Find yours here. Attend Events .

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 22, 2009

I am acutely aware, however, that most museum staff don’t have time to go looking in other sectors for good ideas that might shake up their thinking, especially stretched as thin as they are by the national financial crisis. will affect museums, and invite input from museum practitioners.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To Register: [link] Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference National Harbor, MD July 31-August 2, 2024 The 19 th annual Bridge Conference is all about Powering Progress. Attend If You’re: Looking to sharpen your fundraising skills and network with industry leaders; Open to Giving Institute members only.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

If you’re maybe a more local nonprofit, should there be a certain percentage that you pursue regionally versus nationally? If you haven’t saturated your local, then you definitely want to do some more local, then regional, then national. So even if the funds come from the national level, they’re distributed locally.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, The primary purpose of their work is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations, while advancing the effectiveness of Indigenous-led work. They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope. Mary’s Pence.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, The primary purpose of their work is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations, while advancing the effectiveness of Indigenous-led work. They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope. Mary’s Pence.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), for example, prioritized diversity and community engagement in its strategic plan – and its volunteer program reflects this focus. The BMA engages a broad cross-section of the community as volunteers, representing all ages, genders, and nationalities. “We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Kibitzing with Lincoln Mitchell – Lincoln Mitchell mixes local politics, national politics, foreign affairs, and baseball content. Ctrl Alt-Right Delete – It is a weekly newsletter by Melissa Ryan devoted to covering the rise of far-right extremism, white nationalism, disinformation, and online toxicity.

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