Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. How do you see it evolving over the next 10 years?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I spent the last two days at the TechSoup Global Summit getting inspiration overload about social media, networks, social network mapping, networks of networks, global peer learning, building a sector, nonprofit technology, and many other ideas I’m passionate about. There were 12 topics organized into three different themes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

It is this idea that propels the work of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Again, this is not very different from other faith groups in the U.S., Faith and giving are intrinsically tied with one another. although the percentages slightly vary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 17, 2015

.” Consequently, in poll after poll conducted by the Public Interest Registry , the nonprofit responsible for managing the.ORG domain, the online masses have communicated that more than any other domain on the Internet,ORG is the most trusted, credible domain name for nonprofits, charities, NGOs, ONGs, and social enterprises worldwide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2019

By Gary Wohlfeill , Director of Marketing at CrowdRise , who works with partners to develop highly engaging fundraising campaigns and leads the marketing team in developing the CrowdRise brand. Goals are so important to have something to work towards, but to also keep you motivated and on track. Set a clear goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

These grantmakers are supporting and working through networks to pool their learning and increase the impact of their respective grantmaking practices. The Community of Practice includes diverse perspectives: community foundations and private philanthropies working across a range of issues. When don’t networks work?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

labor force today and they have greatly different media patterns, behaviors and habits compared to their parents. Creating a sense of urgency also works well for a matching gifts campaign or when showing a donation progress bar with a countdown timer to when a fundraising campaign ends. It’s time to decide.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Sam explains a bit about cloud computing and disaster recovery basics, and outlines the different types of cloud storage and products designed to help NGOs prepare for disaster recovery. He also explains how npCloud’s new npVault service works that stores critical data and files in the cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The Resource Alliance has been presenting the NGO Awards in Thailand, India and Vietnam for 10 years, but 2017 marked a substantial change in the award program’s focus and delivery.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

As a capacity-building organization for the global nonprofit and social benefit sector, we at TechSoup are very conscious of the need to understand and work within different cultural contexts for philanthropy. Though these funds are registered as NGOs, they pride themselves on having zero administrative costs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. The 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. Balancing Content and Interaction in the Room and Accounting for Different Learning Styles. SXSW: Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. I worked with a locally founded (and inspiring!) In fact, the NGO was led by them. I got this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Many of you know that I have had the honor of working with IIE on some amazing Networked NGO and social media skills capacity building and train the trainer projects in the Middle East over the last 2-3 years. ” Simon Mainwaring also has an insightful post on this topic.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

We want to give people an opportunity to really develop, innovate, and preserve their own culture." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Dana Genson – Executive Vice President, Services Cloud for Good emerged from 2020 with considerable momentum after exhibiting incredible resiliency in the face of global challenges. Cloud for Good emerged from 2020 with considerable momentum after exhibiting incredible resiliency in the face of global challenges.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya. For his day job, Robert runs Communications without Borders and the NGO Kikandwa Rural Communities Development Organization. We have people who come from NGOs such as the Cape of Good Hope. What Is NetSquared?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday is a day of global generosity and charitable giving that takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. According to Giving Tuesday’s website , it is “a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity.” You need different messages for different stages of your campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2007

Cambodian young people are joining the global conversation in the blogosphere and sharing their perspectives through different forms of grassroots citizen's media thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of Cambodian bloggers. This team has been working on a voluntary basis to conduct 14 workshops called ???

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2012

This post was authored by Keisha Taylor, communications manager for the GuideStar International program of TechSoup Global. Technology product donations, training, and nonprofit data are all part of TechSoup Global’s offering to civil society in India. million NGOs in India. We are thrilled to be associated with it."

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. Our New NGO Partners in Indonesia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2007

Benefits of Global Blogging: Dinner Companions No Matter Where You Go! I remember at the 2005 Global Voices Summit, Rebecca MacKinon made a toast to everyone and jokingly said that those who are involved with Global Voices will never lack for dining companions no matter where they go in the world.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 19, 2015

India is home to 70 million people with different needs and abilities. WORTH, which stands for Workshop for Rehabilitation and Training of the Handicapped, aims to create opportunities for vocational training and avenues for employment for people with different needs in India. Getting enough work in the initial days was a challenge.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

This week we got a great comment from a TechSoup member to our Cloud Technology and the NGO Community blog post. In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over. What should nonprofits do about this?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Several of us from TechSoup Global will be there, and we'd love to see you! 12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. your peers and learn the skills you need to put technology to work for. Anna Jaeger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

“Yet while measurement is critical to making progress in global health, it’s very hard to do well. You have to measure accurately, as well as create an environment where problems can be discussed openly so you can effectively evaluate what’s working and what’s not.” Gates shares many examples from their work.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

We know that nonprofit professionals are the hardest working folks out there and we want to help you succeed. 2016 NGO Online Technology Report. Over the last two decades the NGO sector has embraced Internet technology, but at varying speeds based upon the Internet infrastructure of the country in which they reside. April Fools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

In addition to Zoetica, implementation partners include SMEX Beirut , TechSoup Global , and Meedan directly, plus a network of in-country teams and training partners. The goal is to train over 150-250 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Morocco, and other countries and help them put social media skills into practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2018

As explained in Google Executive Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products Jonathan Rosenberg’s How Google Works, all Google employees are held to O bjectives and Key results (OKRs) , a goal system that aligns ambition with measurable performance indicators. The net effects of the current U.S.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Owen is based in Ethiopia; his wife works for an NGO that builds clinics. For me the highlight of the event (though there were many highlights) was a talk given by Owen Barder of AidInfo. He spoke of his vision for a "cloud of aid information".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2005

Meet Zarah Jane Almeida who works as a producer for Mlup Baitong's Environmental Advocacy Radio Program. She has been blogging about her work and life at Sreisaat Adventures in Cambodia since January, 2004. Five years ago, after more than three years of working as a TV producer, I lost my enthusiasm for my work and resigned.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Posts on Sunday perform slightly better, but with organic reach at an all-time low, it makes little difference which day your nonprofit posts on Facebook. According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 47% of nonprofits purchased Facebooks Ads in 2019. If it works, increase frequency to twice weekly.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP is helping to make a difference in the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup. Instead of soliciting donations, this work is based on the idea that people can take care of themselves if given the opportunity. Tech for Good. Seven Billion Actions.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But did you know that our work is global? It's how you use technology that makes all the difference. That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. Every month our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2006

She sent me the names of four women from Up with People with descriptions of their work and why she thought they were Solutionary Women. One of the women, DeeAnn Resk, is originally from California and used to work at an international development office in Washington D.C. What do you enjoy the most about your work with Up with People?

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