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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. This breakfast was particularly interesting because a few of the presenters were graduates of the Hackbright Academy , an engineering fellowship for women in the Bay Area. Data Collecting and Mapping.

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QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits: Live Seminars Coming to San Francisco, Honolulu, and Las Vegas

Tech Soup

TechSoup donor partner QuickBooks Made Easy is taking a 2-part live seminar on the road, making stops in San Francisco on April 22, Honolulu on April 24, and Las Vegas on May 8. Creating reports for your board of directors and for your accountant. Your presenter Gregg Bossen is a practicing CPA and advanced certified.

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2011 Nonprofit Day

Amy Sample Ward

Location : San Francisco, CA. Presenters: Amy Sample Ward , Membership Director, NTEN (moderator). Noah Flower , Director of Knowledge Management, Monitor Institute. Rashad Robinson , Executive Director, ColorOfChange. Date : September 19, 2011. Topic : Rethinking Movement Building. Nonprofit Day.

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Benetech Statistician Megan Price talks to local ASA chapter

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA). Specifically, I presented the audience with the following questions: Were acts of genocide committed against the Mayan people in Guatemala?

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Nonprofits Live: Great Presentations on August 26

Tech Soup

Are you looking for secrets to giving great presentations? Whether offering a workshop, giving a keynote speech in your community, or persuading funders in a new campaign, nonprofit leaders require strong presentation skills — from designing amazing slides and visuals to listening to your audience as you share your ideas.

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Social Media for Nonprofits Conference Series Launches in SF

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On June 29, I’ll be participating at conference in San Francisco called Social Media for Nonprofits that launches a seven-city conference event focusing on answering the question: “How can resource-strapped community-based organizations seize the opportunities presented by this new landscape?&#. San Francisco.

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Nonprofit Harnesses Tech to Plant Tens of Thousands of Trees

Tech Soup

In San Francisco, it took a small group of motivated people to come together to create a nonprofit. Starting with a Small Budget, FUF Plants Nearly Half San Francisco's Street Trees. The group eventually even worked with the city to create San Francisco's first ever Urban Forest Plan.