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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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Do you have an idea for a world-changing project that could bloom with some seed money? The new Pollination Project is giving $1,000 seed grants to individual changemakers, every day, 365 days a year.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can also check out projects like “The 1619 Project” and look up educational events led by expert guest speakers and historians near you. These nonprofits rely on funds from generous donors to keep their work going and to provide support to the Black community. Donate to support their mission here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

In Chicago, Habitat’s commitment is to local families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance through housing and development projects. There are only so many homes that can be built, but when we’re able to help prepare people for homeownership through education, financial literacy, and sound advice, we can help even more.”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

For example, when your humane society digs into a donor’s past philanthropic involvement, you might find that they help fund a vet clinic in a developing nation. By funding our new building, we’ll help twice as many people!”). The post 3 Data-Driven Marketing Strategies to Maximize Major Gifts appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Malala Fund’s research estimates 20 million more girls could be out of school after the pandemic ends. Our aim at Malala Fund is to create a world where every girl can access 12 years of free, safe, quality education. The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM.

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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. CityOptions The best idea we received last year for a new project is getting underway! and James L. with the books they need for educational success.

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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

JUNE 3, 2010

Successful grant writing depends on finding the right funding opportunity. You need to locate an agency interested in funding your project, but where do you start? There are probably a zillion places to search for information about grant funding opportunities and you could spend countless hours doing so.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

In doing so, one statement that resonates with everyone is “No one funds technology.” I’d like to share what I’ve learned so that you might glean something from my experience to help you get the technology funds needed to achieve your mission. Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy.

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NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2021

Knowing how much employee and volunteer time is spent on projects and priorities equips leaders to be more strategic with their decisions, ensuring that every dollar goes further. Realignment can make sure that essential priorities remain funded. Overhead projections. Professionalism in financial literacy & intentionality.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! We’re also expanding our efforts to help more people in the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We competed against other participating organizations, racing against the clock to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation. Within a short period, SocialCoding4Good has gone from a Labs pilot project to a growing community driving social impact. The Challenge ran for six weeks through December 5th.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Through this three-year project—made possible with support from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind as well as India’s adoption of a new copyright exception for people with print disabilities —we will pilot Bookshare International at scale in India.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

Financial literacy is an area where “fake until you make it” doesn’t apply. Designated Funds: Funds donated or granted for a specific purpose. Unless the designation is lifted by the giver, these funds need to be tracked separately to ensure they are used for their intended purpose. Which programs are self-funding?

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funds research to help patients, caregivers, clinicians, policymakers, researchers, insurers, and other stakeholders make informed healthcare decisions. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Distinction – Website for Health. American Council of Learned Societies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Many of our projects turn on legal questions, and our attorneys are a core part of figuring out solutions that will have real positive impact on society. Right now, we have multiple law school clinics that would love to tackle new projects with us, projects we actually have but lack the bandwidth to pursue.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. Bookshare is dramatically exceeding its five-year collection and member targets at the close of the fourth year of our Bookshare for Education (B4E) project funded by the U.S. We’re honored and proud to embark upon this new project!

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

Laura graduated from Adrian College with a degree in business administration and has over 20 years of fund development experience and is certified in the use of several databases, including Raiser’s Edge and Giftworks. Staff often sacrifice segmentation in order to simply get the project to the finish line.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. I say thorny because despite the nearly $300 million in stimulus funding awarded by the U.S. The Community Driven Fund. The fund is being administrated by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Dunn Construction.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. The Stakeholders Platform and the TIGAR project were time-limited and needed to be replaced by a new structure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2006

The session was called "Funding Technology Projects" and was moderated by Jeff Forster. Documentation of your project is important and get it disseminated so other people can benefit from your knowledge. Technology literacy is important and in order gain literacy you need get people to put fingers to keyboard.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

GCCE and the New Mexico State Library are partners in Fast-Forward New Mexico (FFNM), a BTOP-funded project. Among other things, the project provides for 64 hours of free Internet training in 17 libraries around the state.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 2, 2011

Photo from '05 for Net2's I Want Change project I need inspiration, and I'm hoping you can help. One of the results of my creating a Generosity Plan was that I remembered how much I care about public education, literacy education, and arts education. No funding for a librarian? Another cause that breaks my heart). Open my eyes.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2016

Join TechSoup on August 23 for a tour of training resources available to help your nonprofit, library, church, and foundation staffers increase their technology literacy and grow their tech skills. It'll include the extensive funder databases that can help you identify the grantmakers most likely to fund your programs or projects.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2018

Bill Kauth, founder of the Mankind Project , a “global brotherhood of nonprofit charitable organizations that conducts challenging and highly rewarding programs for men at every stage of life.” . – John Wood , Founder of Room to Read, a nonprofit promoting literacy in children. A few people of integrity can go a long way.”.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2009

From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda loves the Pulaski County Public Library's Literacy Bell, a simple way to celebrate children's literacy. Chris sums up last week's webinar, Five Mistakes to Avoid When Acquiring Software. Tools Using the Web and Internet.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In this guide to virtual fundraising, we discuss a variety of events that your team can execute directly on Facebook with little hassle such as: Facebook challenges , such as a “Meatless Monday” challenge in which supporters eat vegetarian one day a week for a month, and raise funds in support of their efforts. Supporter groups. Nick Black.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers. read more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Benetech has a record of success in securing funding, creating partnerships, and delivering products and services that are useful tools for the social sector. With extensive feedback from users, we ensure our projects truly make a difference, helping to amplify the impact of our partner’s work. 2 We get stuff done.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

She's also the executive director of Community Technology Network , a nonprofit that brings information access and digital literacy to underserved Bay Area populations. TechSoup is currently driving a study of BTOP-funded projects. As TechSoup's training and outreach manager, Kami manages TechSoup Talks!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This was likely followed by testing out one or two project management systems as you tried to find a work-from-home solution that served your nonprofit well. At the same time, you incorporated additional online and virtual fundraising tools to continue raising funds as in-person events pivoted to virtual seemingly overnight.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

From left to right: panelists Enrique Piracés, Iain Levine and Sam Gregory As I went around talking to human rights groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International , however, I learned there already was a Witness project in the human rights field. Dave suggested we rename our idea Martus, the Greek word for “witness.”

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

Everyone On is a national nonprofit working to eliminate the digital divide by making high-speed, low-cost Internet service and computers, and free digital literacy courses, accessible to all unconnected Americans. Its Internet for All Now is CETF's advocacy project to promote the FCC broadband expansion.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

Everyone On is a national nonprofit working to eliminate the digital divide by making high-speed, low-cost Internet service and computers, and free digital literacy courses, accessible to all unconnected Americans. Its Internet for All Now is CETF's advocacy project to promote the FCC broadband expansion.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

She has both donated to your annual fund and volunteered for events like galas and dinners. Also involved in your organization is her daughter Nina, a 22-year-old literacy coach who volunteers her time for many of your projects focused on children.

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