Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The prize honors social innovators under age 40 who “show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in advancing positive social change” and awards $100,000 to each prize winner split in half between the winner and the organization they are supporting. Celebrating Silo-Breakers and Fortress-Razers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The program hosts a delegation of women who work in the tech industry to share their knowledge and skills with women-focused nonprofits, startups and girls empowerment programs in developing countries and in the US. She modeled reading hers. She cautioned it shouldn’t be something in our daily routine or general.

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Everyaction

JUNE 20, 2018

Their model of empowerment amplifies the voices of refugee communities, allowing them to act as their own champions. Their mission is to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

If you had a positive experience at a business, let people know by leaving a review on the business’s profile or share about it on social media to spread the word. Their grantees come from all over the world and the fund partners with organizations thematically with a current focus on economic empowerment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Social problems still endure, despite PM’s prominence as a way to ensure accountability and inform strategic decisions since the 1960’s. To truly move the needle towards ameliorating social challenges throughout the world, we must revisit the efficacy of what has been measured and how. Tell the story of learning.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For the previous 25 years, the CEO, a social worker by training, had built a large board that, over time, had become unwieldy. This proved to be a wonderful way to share nationally AbilityFirst’s empowerment philosophy. Here’s a unique model of nonprofit board governance based in consensus. ︎

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

By following these steps, your organization can replace poor capacity with self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment. In this way you can use your evaluation capacity to strengthen your social impact. The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry. Create a written plan.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

The event here in Zurich is the Schwab Social Entrepreneur Summit, where roughly a hundred social entrepreneurs get together with global leaders to advance the movement. Sunday was a day of content aimed just at the social entrepreneurs. We discussed leadership, recruiting and succession, among other topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

I wonder if the secret sauce is to do a cost/benefit analysis before you start preparing your favorite social media sauce? Are the sponsors and competition model in alignment with our personal values? Are the sponsors and competition model in alignment with our organization values? Do they get social media?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The session, presented by Cultural Connections , focused on museums, exhibits, and programs specifically developed to inspire visitors to take action in their own lives to create social change. People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action. Their website includes a clear, concise "What Can I Do?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Note from Beth: During the Mashable Social Good Summit earlier this week, I ran into Akhtar Badshah from Microsoft with colleagues who were on a panel to discuss the challenges facing youth today or the “opportunity divide.” Give for Youth micro-giving marketplace where you can support youth-focused nonprofits directly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

If you are interested in social change and the way that networks help realize change, you must stop what you’re doing and read this report now. Here’s a summary of a few of my favorite parts and framing. The report describes three possible scenarios in detail and analyzes the impact for social change an philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Published on SANGONeT's content portal, NGOPulse, the organizations profiled range from education, social outreach, poverty relief, environment, and more. The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

But in the nonprofit realm, my perspective on helping nonprofit organizations with technology issues has a lot to do with client empowerment, learning based on what’s needed at the moment, and active collaboration. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it? I learned a lot.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog. The evaluation and recognition of peer influence, something that is not only prevalent but inherent in social media, is something that help empower and sustain your communities AND increase your staff capacity. Let’s discuss! What do you think?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It has been almost three weeks since we concluded bbcon 2018 in Orlando, and we’re still wrapping our head around the terrific content seen and inspiring conversations overheard amongst over 2,000 attendees from across the social, private and public sectors. If you’re just starting this process, consider the creation of a logic model.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Starting out, my main focus was recruiting community members to become change makers and role models in children’s lives—also known as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. At BBBS, my work has consistently been about engaging and empowering others.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. The model we landed on was movement building. Eventually, we may build a certification program, like LEED for green buildings, or B Corps for social enterprise. We want to share the methods and tools that make it work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. This post is a roundup of the videos, photos, and tweets from the day. My role was to document the event and collect stories. Tech Recycling Day. Wireless Network Installation.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Over the last ten years, the MLK Scholars Program has brought together partners from across the social, public and private sectors to enact positive change in the Boston community. Knowing that they would not be able to create long-term impact alone, the MLK Scholars Program was born. How did these groups come together?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The training event, which will be live streamed starting at 9:00 am , will feature fundraising and social media gurus Katya Andresen, Danielle Brigida, Tracy Equality Viselli, Jocelyn Harmon and more. Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is an organization dedicated to "creating a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists." Every day in October, they post a photo of a Mosaic advocate on social media, highlighting why they #TakeAStand. " "STAND!

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. This foundation invests in social change to empower girls and women. Areas served: US. eWomen Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 19, 2015

WORTH Trust uses a two-pronged model that addresses challenges faced by people with different abilities at various levels. Not only does WORTH work towards creating a barrier-free world for the physically challenged, it does this work with the help of people who have different abilities, creating a circle of empowerment.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. This foundation invests in social change to empower girls and women. Areas served: US. eWomen Foundation.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. In the video below, he explains the concept of how they want every volunteer to understand their impact and give them feedback in person and on the social web.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP's donation program is part of their overall social benefit efforts , which aim to accomplish the following goals: Impacting 1,000,000 lives by focusing on meeting basic needs, enhancing education, and creating sustainable growth and economic opportunity. Making Social Investments. Tech for Good.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

Calls for scaling have been amplified by the recent economic recession, which brought increased demand for social services coupled with shrinking government dollars. The Social Impact Bond (SIB), developed in the U.K., The Model: The “non–nonprofit” organization: Twin Cities Rise! was recently adopted in Massachusetts.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

That’s especially true coming off of a year defined by a global pandemic, social justice movements, and a tense presidential election. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. A: The research tells us that relationships help develop resilience.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

multilaterals, and high-impact entrepreneurs in the social media space, mostly from the western world and Africa, besides others. could potentially employ data towards triggering social change, great. data and governance, profiting from social change projects, and access to data and tools. It kept me interested in the.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Enter the Nonprofit Common Data Model (CDM) , originally stewarded by Microsoft as a founding creator and ongoing community sponsor. For nonprofit data, creating this language is becoming a self-organizing necessity in the same way that the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESGs) criteria are for the corporate world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I’ve been tasked with designing and facilitating a session for trainers during our two-day e-Mediat networked nonprofit and social media bootcamps in Jordan and Morocco. The training for the NGOs that have completed the 5 workshops from the different countries over the past year. That’s the theory at least. Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Social Change Behind the FireWall submitted by Holly Ross Successful nonprofits using social media are masters of social change behind the firewall. Vote for the choices below. Who will prevail?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. What we do is essentially support social entrepreneurship within refugee communities. The model that FORGE takes is really a long-term impact framework.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. Helps people get tasks done: Digital platforms can be a toolkit that help users get things done by providing assets like models, datasets, ir even templates .

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Name Voyager touts itself as a "ba by name wizard," allowing you to view the frequency of use of names for American babie s per year, using data from the Social Security Administration. Too often, we go for the Nymbler model, both in terms of how we deal with content and the kind of interactions we provide.

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