Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.”

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks for your nominations of a “Hero with a Heart,” and gives them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. The CTK Foundation will choose a blogger (hopefully me) who will hand-pick one winner from any category.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

Elevate Your Impact: Crafting a Winning Fundraising Plan for Your Next Charity Event As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of effective fundraising. Setting the Foundation: Mission and Goals Mission: Start by clearly defining your mission statement. But where do you begin? ticket sales, sponsorships).

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NTEN

APRIL 29, 2021

Cleveland, OH: 2 positions (sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation). Launched in 2015 in partnership with Google Fiber , the Digital Inclusion Fellowship builds capacity and leadership in nonprofits to address digital inequity in their communities. Austin, TX: 1 position (sponsored by Google Fiber). About the fellowship. Learn more.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The UN Foundation created them to highlight what needs to be achieved by 2030 and track progress. Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today’s funder list focuses on nonprofits supporting the environment and conservation efforts. It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. PADI AWARE Foundation. The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo’s contributions related to the Benetech Global Literacy Program include: Overseeing the building of the tech infrastructure that has taken Bookshare from serving tens of thousands of members to over 300,000 members, with a rapidly growing collection of 280,000+ accessible ebooks.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found. On September 8, Unesco observed its 40th International Literacy Day, from which Care2 highlights some shocking statistics on literacy around the globe and reminds us that the ability to read and write is a human right.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world. Hand Pick Nonprofit Partners & Provide Specific Volunteering Opportunities . This year, Salesforce launched the Citizen Philanthropy program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

One of the themes that came up is the gap in skills of citizens and nonprofits and the use of data. It is all about the data, but data is playing a huge role in civic engagement strategies and if people or nonprofits lack the skills to use it for civic engagement goals, that poses a problem.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Take philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, whose donations have yielded more than $14 billion in funding for about 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, according to her long-awaited website Yield Giving. The Trust Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year funder initiative that addresses inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. We’re honored to be included in this elite group of nonprofits known for their innovative approaches to tackling social problems.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. You serve on a nonprofit board of directors. Or, you are a member of management for a nonprofit organization.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Faced with existential crises thanks to the pandemic and the social upheaval of the past year, businesses of all stripes (nonprofits included) went into survival mode. They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. It will be this way for everyone, and nonprofits are not immune.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

When it comes to reaching your nonprofit’s revenue goals, major gifts are critical. For the average nonprofit, roughly 80% of all revenue comes from only 20% of its donors—and most of these earnings are major gifts. Data will help your nonprofit qualify major donor prospects. Segment and prioritize your donors.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

There are three awards: $15,000 for Three Heroes One Hero with a Heart from each of the three categories of Health and Human Social Service, Animal Rights and Environmental Protection and Arts and Literacy will be awarded $5,000 USD and a professionally produced video about their affiliated nonprofit for use in public awareness or education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. Knight Foundation, our SocialCoding4Good initiative will kick off later this year. and James L. Route 66 is software that provides teachers (and non-teachers!)

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Many of today’s nonprofits have a lot of data on constituents but few strategies for what to do with it. Nonprofit database segmentation allows you to structure your data to support reporting, personalization, and overall engagement. You have Rhonda, a 65-year-old novelist and a regular supporter of your literary foundation.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

JA teaches students financial literacy, professional skills, and everything else they need to become independent adults in both in-school and after-school programs. Kids in Need Foundation. The Kids in Need Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting equity in schools. Junior Achievement. Teach for America.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

My last stop in New Delhi was to visit the American India Foundation, which is the largest Silicon Valley/India foundation. This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The one I was most interested in is the Digital Equalizer Program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Heroes with A Heart Grant Recognizes Unsung Nonprofit Heros – Guest Post by John Haydon. The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks YOU to nominate a “Hero with a Heart,” and give them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. This post was originally published here.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. Byte Back was named “One of the Best” nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy in 2019, 2014, 2018, and 2019. They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Consider the evolution of nonprofit tech over the past year and a half. When the pandemic hit, you probably invested in video conferencing tools as your nonprofit’s team headed home to work safely. In addition, your nonprofit is focused on year-end giving from now through December. With that, let’s get started!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. copyright law.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. Malala Fund is partnering with Haroon’s nonprofit, Orenda Project, to scale Taleemabad’s reach and respond to the sharp increase in remote learning during the pandemic. Malala Fund is partnering with ACE Charity in Nigeria to provide children.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Truman Scholarship Foundation. Truman Foundation supports the graduate education of outstanding young men and women committed to public service leadership. The Foundation was created in 1975, and since then it has supported nearly 3,000 Truman Scholars who are making a difference across the globe. The Harry S.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

5 Million Reasons to Embrace Library Giving Day Created in 2019 by the Seattle Public Library Foundation, Library Giving Day was designed not only to increase financial support to local public libraries but also to raise awareness for the many programs local libraries provide to their communities.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2017

From improving literacy to helping communities recover after natural disasters, nonprofits take on vital roles to do good in the world. million nonprofits registered in the United States, which includes private foundations, public charities, chambers of commerce and civic leagues. There are currently over 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

Given he his background as founder of Blue State Digital and working with the Dean Campaign and Sunlight Foundation, he tells the story through the lens of political campaigns and movement building on the social web as well as a personal narrative. To increase digital literacy of our communities with good digital literacy skills.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2021

These programs are widely adopted across the nonprofit sector as part of organizations’ regular fundraising efforts, because they provide a consistent, predictable source of income while also helping donors feel like they’re making a positive impact. Here’s what we’ll cover: Prioritize the donor experience. Prioritize the donor experience.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

While there are tons of ways that your nonprofit can engage donors, following the basic steps of the donor engagement cycle—ask, thank, report and repeat—will forge a clear path that the rest of your stewardship strategy can follow. This triggers a connection with the nonprofit that can reinforce commitment to the cause.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It's why NTEN is here, and it's why we're fans of The CTK Foundation's "Heroes with a Heart" grant awards. The CTK Foundation will choose a blogger (hopefully me) who will hand-pick one winner from any category. This award is open to registered nonprofits or charities of all types and sizes, worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. The St Luke’s Foundation in Cleveland realigned using the premises of Leap of Reason and has redefined its own role and purpose: Bigger Investments. That says volumes.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2016

In the case of nonprofits imitating corporate brand management, however, it’s not a matter of esthetics. Nonprofits shouldn’t imitate corporate branding. The Money-Raising Nonprofit Brand. Nonprofits need to show clear, emotional images to motivate and connect with their donors. Four authors agree it simply doesn’t work.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Our Nonprofits Live interactive series is designed to address such questions and find solutions for the toughest organizational issues. Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences. Pacific time on the October 25th episode of Nonprofits Live.

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