Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

Consider this: when you visit your doctor about a medical issue in the United States, you can be reasonably confident that it won''t shortly be on the front page of the local newspaper. Co-authored with Enrique Piracés, Benetech VP, Human Rights. But it is clear that privacy protections have not kept pace with technological development.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

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.". Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilizes international action to support efforts to stop these abuses. Equality Now.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Required documents: To obtain grants, you need proof of your nonprofit status or fiscal sponsor. Do the necessary market research to learn which foundations—local, regional and national—are funding nonprofits like yours. Senior citizens? In what zip codes do they live? Any testimonials?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

People’s Action Institute is a national network of state and local grassroots power-building organizations united in fighting for justice. BCG’s social impact team communicates and engages with employees in the channels where they are, and together they support their community and the local Canadian charities they care about.

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Twenty Hats

JULY 13, 2021

Draft a document that shows your vision, strategy, planning, finances, options and commitment to your solution. Susan has presented educational programs for local area nonprofits, statewide conferences, and national meetings. It might take multiple tries, but don’t let a no be a no forever. It’s just a bump in the road.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

CityOptions is an environmental initiative to help local governments—particularly small and mid-sized ones—plan and execute effective sustainability initiatives. Our goal is to revolutionize the effectiveness of local governments in responding to climate change and other environmental impacts. Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

And most importantly: it will be documented and shared by large numbers of people, experiencing it first hand, and sharing news and updates in real time. “The revolution will not be televised.” Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. The Corps Network National Conference.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Utilize this helpful document to build a profile for all potential funders with relevant information and contact information. They currently partner with 48 local organizations in 17 countries that work to secure equal educational access and high-quality education for all children. Global Fund For Children. Areas served: US.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

In its first year, #GivingTuesday, a national effort initiated by the 92ndY and the U.N. Foundation produced these results as documented by Edelman. In its first year, #GivingTuesday, a national effort initiated by the 92ndY and the U.N.… … Read More Fundraising Philanthropy'

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2021

Editor’s Note: Please always refer to WHO, national and/or local health guidelines for the latest COVID-19 guidelines. Additionally, organizations should continue to follow guidelines distributed by the CDC , as well as recommendations made by trusted local officials. You can also find additional information at [link]. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2018

And if there isn’t, now is a good time to document processes so the team isn’t left not knowing what to do in the future. The more that is communicated and documented, the better for the organization moving forward. Identify opportunities for change. Mary's Food Bank.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2020

The V Foundation empowers cancer research by funding at prominent cancer centers across the nation, whereas Vs. Cancer helps athletes to fund local pediatric oncology programs and childhood cancer research. It might be a valuable sell document, but it’s not as helpful as a well-built website filled with stories and visuals.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. CA: One of the best things that happened to me while volunteering for the local art museum is they funded my travel to Los Angeles and my tuition to take the week-long grant writing training bootcamp hosted by The Grantsmanship Center.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

What Happened on Give Local America Day? Early on Give Local America Day , reports of slow page loads and server crashes started to trickle in from a couple of community foundations hosting Giving Days using the Kimbia platform. Here’s a case study from Kivi Leroux Miller documenting what they did.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 30, 2021

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA is a national security standard protecting sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the consent or knowledge of the patient. Now, I would like to breakdown security in the healthcare sector and analyze how Salesforce can help empower their protection.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. This analysis is now helping to reframe how sexual violence is studied and understood by groups in Colombia and by the United Nations. and the European Union.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2009

Last week I had the pleasure of sitting in on a conference call with folks from the National Endowment for the Arts (Yosi Sergant) , The White House Office of Public Engagement (Buffy Wicks)  and the United We Serve team (Nel Abernathy) among many others. Art grabs people who don’t necessarily read the local paper.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 20, 2018

Here are six ways to capture the interest of the press and earn media coverage to help you impact your local community. Deliver your releases to community organizations, local bloggers who care about your cause and national publishers that align with your mission and vision. Build relationships with the press.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Maintaining positive relationships with advocacy groups in your community will help your nonprofit stay tuned in to local events and developments. Like with your donors, you can use your CRM or volunteer management software to document developments in your relationships with supporters. Other advocacy leaders.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Of course, over time, I realized the importance of documenting the problem or need, including strong objectives, a solid plan of action, and a budget that reflected the work we intended to do. Sometimes you can create a story by tapping into documented events. But storytelling still plays a prominent role in all requests that I write.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

With the support of the National Endowment for Democracy and the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the challenge's goal is to promote tech for civil participation in transparency and accountability initiatives in the Western Balkans. The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Most copiers and larger multifunction printers (MFPs) made after 2002 have hard drives that store images of all documents that are scanned, copied, faxed, emailed and printed on them. Big multifunction printers and copiers have PC-style hard drives that store documents that are scanned, copied, faxed, emailed and printed on them.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ensure Legal and Ethical Integrity and Maintain Accountability The Board is responsible for making sure that the nonprofit operates with the laws that govern it at the local, state, and national level. it’s the IRS), and renewing solicitation permits.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Create a “run of show” document that you will send to each remote guest speaker. Contact Local Media. While many organizations strive to have their events covered by national outlets like the Today Show or the New York Times, Krista encourages event planners to not overlook local newspapers and television and radio stations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

FEMA App (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) contains disaster safety tips, interactive lists for storing your emergency kit and emergency meeting location information, and a map with open local shelters and open FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. You can also text SHELTER and your zip code to 43352 (4FEMA) to find a local shelter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Either way, large nonprofits with multiple chapters have much to gain by empowering their chapters to create mobile and social media communities tailored for their local area provided that it is done well and with much preparation. Step 3: Create a best practices document.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

They draft documents, file forms and help you with any legal questions or problems that might occur. And when you’re asking around, check to see if any local law firms perform pro bono work for nonprofits. But if you can’t find one, look online for local attorneys and scan for ones that work with charities and nonprofits.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2019

For example, Dr. Cialdini’s book documents how, in one experiment, wine shoppers were much more likely to purchase a French wine when the store played French music—and more likely to purchase German vintages when German music was played. Spencer graduated from The King’s College in New York City with a B.A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

These are my notes for webinar about Nonprofits and Slideshare , a social site where community members share presentations, documents and pdfs. 5) Tool For Networked Nonprofits To Share Draft Documents and Get Feedback. Here’s a slideshow that summarizes research interviews of donors from a local humane society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

View more documents from Noah Flower. is a national non-profit dedicated to saving play through engaging communities; creating dialogue; and providing tools, training and resources to build playgrounds across the United States.). Case Study View more documents from Noah Flower. Monitor Institute: KaBOOM! Case Study.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others. Last year, the National Police archive was discovered, with an estimated 80 million pages of documents.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Anything else?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

It also has a benefit of generating campaign content as well as documenting support for an issue. One of my favorite examples is the National Day of Unplugging Campaign. Their audience also includes a target group that influences that audience, local fly fishing businesses.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

Over the past few years, I have seen human rights groups become much more sophisticated about how they use technology to document human rights abuses. While visiting the country, I met with members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who are using a growing collection of technology tools to confront reported human rights incidents.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month and TechSoup's Safer Online for Nonprofits initiative, TechSoup is raising awareness about how nonprofits are taking practical steps to keep their organization safe: in the office, in the field, and on the go. Interested in winning a free Microsoft Surface Pro 2 or 3 ? Official Rules.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The organization submitting the story with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the UnoBook tablet AND will be featured as the “Tech 4 Faith” story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Sponsored by TechSoup Global (“ Sponsor ”), 435 Brannan St.,

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