Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding upon 12 data sources, t he report documented $30 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019. In it, we examined?available?2019?data philanthropy,?analyzing?funding

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

Verve, a global insight consultancy, released a trends report November 2023 , finding that Gen Z is “pushing against expectations of productivity and polished perfection to embrace a messier, more chaotic style.” Social media is a place people go to with hopes of connectivity, community, and distraction.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

billion people lack access to regulated financial services , such as credit cards and loans. Through their crowdfunding platform, the nonprofit Kiva makes it possible for more people to access loans to start a small business, invest in their farm, or pay for school. Kiva applies the power of AI to make financial support accessible.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2010

This year the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI), a joint project of the Skoll Foundation and Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society , will focus on green technology.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Race also appears to have affected which organizations benefited from the PPP; only 64 percent of organizations led by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or people of color) persons received PPP funding, compared to 72 percent of all other respondents. This deficiency represents a barrier to authentic pursuit of racial equity over the long term.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

" Facebook app causes raises $16m – "Causes, the popular Facebook charity application, has raised another $9 million in funding and introduced gift cards to let people donate online without using a credit card. ."

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

You can see what those would be for your organization using the Global Workplace Analytics Employer Workplace Savings Calculator (free registration is required to use the tool). The University of Wisconsin also has some useful language in its telecommuting policy and guidelines (PDF). The savings to a charity can also be extensive.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Her career has been dedicated to connecting people and places through performing arts . Alnoor Ebrahim.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 15, 2009

Lori Hanna is one of four college students from the University of Dayton who founded Salud del Sol. These young women were just three of 80 student social entrepreneurs who attended the Global Engagement Summit last week at Northwestern University in Chicago. Like most of the young people I met at GES, she is a *sparkly* person.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

Why are people leaving their jobs? Research at the University of California at Irvine found that employees check their email an average of 74 times a day. Things like virtual water cooler chats or one-on-ones between employees who don’t know each other in person can build connections and make people feel they are part of a team.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Nonprofit Quarterly quoted president Global Healthy Living Foundation, Seth Ginsberg, on the affect on charities: “The transformative power of Facebook — like the popularity of the site itself — is neither preordained nor guaranteed going forward. ” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Global reach : Nonprofits do not have to limit themselves to their immediate geographic location for support. A study by Microsoft found that people lose concentration after only eight seconds. Crystal Nettles is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Make it easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

As I was listening to the panels surrounded by global social innovators, the multiple meaning of the word “social” struck me. In a world with more than 6,000 languages we need to support people, cultures, and countries in developing and delivering options that work for them. conference (Rio+2.0: O , he says, stands for open.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function. You can register here. Players, who collectively average about 30 years old in the U.S.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

is a question I often hear people ask. I am a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University and work for the ASU Lodestar Center. Inequality is driving the immigration of many people from poor countries to richer countries. Other examples are Global Giving , the Skoll Center and Ashoka.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Global Giving

JULY 25, 2017

Jessa holds an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business and was recognized as the Beyond Yourself Fellow. Pro bono service provides an opportunity for people to apply their professional talents in a new context. Q: Why is it important to you that VMware engage its technology talent in pro bono?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Connect with Concrn @Concrnapp or during Hack Fest, April 1 – 3, Friday – Sunday at 171 California St. Tackling Global Issues. candidate at University of Pittsburgh, demonstrated FracTracker , an app that maps impacts of oil and gas extraction sites through crowdsourcing. Check out the website today. Healthy Living.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us. Sustainability and other do-gooder motivations are much lower on the list of reasons why they participate.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2011

This post by TechSoup Global founder and co-CEO, Daniel Ben-Horin, originally appeared on the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Blog. Back in 1989, TechSoup Global (then called "CompuMentor") was two years old. It is universally perceived as grim stuff. 100,000 worth of software in Northern California. He created.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

According to research by Adobe, only 3 percent of people find charities by following social media links. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period. Forty percent find charities through plain old web searches.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

They all represent either a farmer, educator, activist, or chef, but they still share the connection that they're aware of global issues. They become more aware of global economies, of how our global economy impacts other countries, the opening of how we become more aware of our actions and how they impact others. They traveled.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. It donates the products to impoverished people, preventing millions of hygiene-related deaths each year and encouraging vigorous childhood development (Clean the World, 2015). Clean the World, 2015).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Summer 2009 Our growth over the last year has been so phenomenal that I wanted to use this summer update to highlight some of the great people working for Benetech: our interns, summer associates and fellows. She also loves the fact that Benetech is based in California’s naturally beautiful Bay Area. His specialty: user testing.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

Aashika, the founder and executive director, starting learning about and looking for ways to support the community of survivors when she was studying Anthropology and Political Science at University of California, Berkeley: “When I was in college, I learned of a labor/sex trafficking case right across from my dorm.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s even some strange philanthropy news compliments of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. An estimated billion people carry water on their heads, so this is potentially transformative technology. We have another date for the end of the global digital divide! Reinventing the Wheel in India and Africa.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Along with her work as an aquatic biologist, her book, Silent Spring , is largely credited for advancing the global environmental movement worldwide , inspiring the rise of ecofeminism and many feminist scientists. You can thank marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson for that. Rosalind Franklin. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Our friends at NTEN give out NTENny Awards every year to recognize people making a significant contribution to the nonprofit tech community; once again, close to half of the winners were affiliated with NetSquared and our Tech4Good meetups. Every month, our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2006

One of the things I've enjoyed the most about interviewing people for this podcast is seeing the similarities and connections that arise between people. Ari and Eric are really wonderful people--they catered our wedding and Ari married us. near Death Valley, California. I hope that you enjoy their interview.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Global delegates. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. TechNow connects you with the resources, information and people your nonprofit needs to succeed! Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Amazing speakers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

We have a highly efficient system for creating technology that solves problems and delivers value far beyond the confines of Northern California. One great way to explore how you can apply your business and technical skills is to link up with other like-minded people. The barriers are lower than you think. What's your issue?

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

By Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media source, many nonprofits find themselves asking “How can we use maps in our work?” – followed by, “Just how hard can it be for us to make maps for our work?” Below are five of our favorite tools.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

To kick off a series of profiles on leaders in nonprofit technology, we thought we’d start close to home by featuring our TechSoup Global founder, Daniel Ben-Horin. CompuMentor in due course turned into TechSoup when it became a national nonprofit, and TechSoup Global in 2008 after it had become an international organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Now, all students and schools can achieve the level of success experienced by one of our student users, Tyler Norwood, a seventh grade student at the Corte Madera School in Portola Valley, California. People in developing countries will get further discounts.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Engaging Networks also supports many global nonprofits serving multiple country affiliates, including Oxfam International, WWF (UK, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and International), PETA (UK and EU) and World Vision International.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. Britt Bravo: Why should people care about genocide? I was really moved by the humanity of the people there. It is such a large issue and people I think often feel paralysis and overwhelm.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

--Favianna Rodriguez Below is the edited transcript of a Big Vision Podcast interview from November 13, 2008 with Favianna Rodriguez, a political digital artist and printmaker based in Oakland, California. For people who are unfamiliar with your work, how do you describe your work? I'm an artist and an institution builder.

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