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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to shatter previous records by reaching at least $218.3 17) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop. 19) National Wildlife Federation Store :: shopnwf.org. 19) National Wildlife Federation Store :: shopnwf.org.

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10 Nonprofits to Support on World Humanitarian Day

EveryAction

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". Since 1989, the Women’s Refugee Commission has been the leading expert on the needs of refugee women and children. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook.

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. The Migel Medal, often called the highest honor in the blindness field, is awarded annually to one or two individuals whose careers exemplify exceptional accomplishments in the field.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

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. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families. You like numbers? Monday, May 1, 2017.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post In December 1981 soldiers of the Salvadoran Army’s Atlacatl Battalion entered the village of El Mozote, where they murdered hundreds of men, women and children. Beyond those top organizations, almost no groups had good technology designed for human rights documentation.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. "Why should I support the rest of the world when there is so much need in my own country?" is a question I often hear people ask. In fact, though the U.S.

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22 Email Ledes That Always Work!!

M+R

But there’s no future here for my children.” That’s what Maria, a farmworker in Zunil, Guatemala, told me when I asked her about how climate change is affecting her region. Today is National Endangered Species Day. This is my home. I grew up here, my mother grew up here, my grandmother. And she’s not the only one who is worried.

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