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The New Nonprofit Checklist: From Finances to Management

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Your nonprofit’s mission statement ensures everyone—you, your staff, and your supporters—understands what you’re working for. Your mission statement is also the foundational information you’ll need to establish your bylaws, become incorporated in your state, and register your nonprofit as an official 501(c)(3) organization.

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How The James Irvine Foundation Received Microsoft Donations Through TechSoup

Tech Soup

The James Irvine Foundation is one of the largest grantmaking institutions in California. The James Irvine Foundation was founded in 1937 during the great depression, largely in response to the great social needs from that era. This is an interview with Jeff Brandenburg who runs the IT department at the foundation.

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Technology, Data, and Indian Nonprofits: Enabling Philanthropy

Tech Soup

Our BigTech program is run by our local partner, the NASSCOM Foundation in India. GuideStar India is connecting the nonprofits on their site with those who need their help or want to lend support. However, data processing and collaboration were difficult because they used non-licensed and outdated software.

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New Software Donations from Autodesk

Tech Soup

Through this program, qualifying nonprofit organizations can receive initial grants of two professional software suites—valued at up to $15,000 worth of software - for $30 per license. Autodesk’s Philanthropy Plans. Autodesk is committed to supporting the wealth of innovation happening in the nonprofit sector.

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How do you define Creative Commons Attribution?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called " What happens when you set your content free using Creative Commons Licensing? " I explained why I set my own work free, provided some examples, and pointed to a new tool. The First Giving Blog has a post " Riffing On Creative Commons License ". And how do you respond?

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered.

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Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Sharing Economy

Tech Soup

Lucy Bernholz wrote a piece after the conference, where she may have nailed why: "Nonprofits and foundations that think they are the center of the 'do good' world have blinders on. Nonprofits and foundations need to come to this table, not expect sharing enterprises/practices to come to theirs.

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