Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

AI4Good is a somewhat new field that sits at the intersection of big tech companies and the world’s biggest problems. There are also research reports , events, fellowships, and bootcamps , and an annual AI4Good Global Summit. This includes Google , Microsoft , SalesForce , Intel , IBM , and many other companies.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S. Leonard Library.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

Let me share two examples of the Big Data opportunities we’ve seized at Benetech: a long-standing use of data that has global implications and a nascent one that has just launched. This number was significantly more than the existing estimates that had dominated news and policy discussions.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2009

Two weeks ago Forum One's Seattle office convened a group of Global Health web communicators and talked in depth about using social media to build connections and awareness. Last week at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation a group of 23 folks who manage Global Health data met to talk about common issues and best practices.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

First, decrease earnings and wealth inequities by going back to the tax policies of the 50s, 60s and 70s, where those who were wealthy paid much more in taxes than they do today. Further, Occupy has put pressure on the government to better regulate corporations and banks. Occupy has made this argument mainstream.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

First, decrease earnings and wealth inequities by going back to the tax policies of the 50s, 60s and 70s, where those who were wealthy paid much more in taxes than they do today. Further, Occupy has put pressure on the government to better regulate corporations and banks. Occupy has made this argument mainstream.

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Government Problem Environment Global 100

Forum One

MARCH 9, 2009

Bill Gates, in his recent famous mosquito-releasing speech , talked about the economic impact of the burden of disease: for example, the 200 million people who are sick with malaria at any given time aren't able to contribute, solve problems, get educated, or help make the world a better and safer place. The Global Health area on change.org.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

AI was founded in 1961 on the inspiration of British lawyer Peter Benenson, whose article “The Forgotten Prisoners” launched the first Prisoners of Conscience campaign, which ignited overwhelming global support and marked the birth of AI. I especially heard strong interest in building the Amnesty movement in Latin America and Asia.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2013

The intent of the event is to speed up efforts to address the African e-waste problem in a manner that protects the environment and workers' health, and also creates economic opportunity. A recent UN study finds that domestic consumption is the main contributor to Africa's growing e-waste problem.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

We’ve got a lot of problems. We have a global economic meltdown. And we have this thing called the global climate crisis. We all know the limitations of the different traditional approaches to solving problems. Charity, business, and government, all accomplish great things but have their limitations.

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See3

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The goal with this project is to engage US citizens during this election year on issues of global development. The video below is called “The Problem with Subsidies&# and it is a look at how US farm subsidies impact farmers in Africa. .&#

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Problem Texas Africa FAQ 40

Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

"(T)o provide a platform for understanding, visualizing and analyzing global energy systems that will help the world accelerate the transition to cheap clean energy for all." Global Energy Observatory ? s focused on an important problem ? See Thomas Friedman? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

"(T)o provide a platform for understanding, visualizing and analyzing global energy systems that will help the world accelerate the transition to cheap clean energy for all.". There has been a rising consensus that we need to transform our global energy system to reduce energy usage and to shift to less carbon intensive energy sources.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

When problems emerge, you have to think of new and creative ways to deal with them. During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. For the first time in the nation’s history, people came together to fundraise on a global scale. This gave them greater voice in the government.

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History Learning Organization Vietnam 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Collaborative Problem-Solving sessions focus on how grantmaker can best partner with other funders, grantees, corporations and government agencies to solve problems and grow impact. Gigi Barsoum, Consultant, Barsoum Policy Consulting. Victoria Dunning, Vice President for Programs, The Global Fund for Children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Collaborative Problem-Solving sessions focus on how grantmaker can best partner with other funders, grantees, corporations and government agencies to solve problems and grow impact. Gigi Barsoum, Consultant, Barsoum Policy Consulting. Victoria Dunning, Vice President for Programs, The Global Fund for Children.

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Results Seattle Evaluation Michigan 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2018

A statement to the international news agency Reuters read: “We revised our Ad Grants policies to help nonprofits be more effective with AdWords and improve the quality of their ads, which will lead to targeted awareness of their projects and mission.” We’ve posted the exact email at the bottom of this post. Source: Edelman.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. This article was originally published by Taylor & Francis Online.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

In 2014, we have 58 more sessions under Global Impact and Policy than we had in 2013 under the three categories we used that year as themes for this type of content (Community and Activism, Diversity and Emerging Markets and Government and Civic Engagement),” said Tammy Lynn Gilmore, nonprofit evangelist at SXSW. “For

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

That worries me, because I don’t think I’ve heard about a groundswell of demand for changing Chafee in the United States, other than when one textbook publisher's representatives get up in public and sound like banking executives from five years ago (if the government would just stop regulating us, we'd take care of everything).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Million Ton Problem. The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal. Congress multiple times regarding e-waste policy. In 2012, EU countries discarded 10.9 million tons of electronic waste. The Greatest Environmental Benefit.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. The problem they had was they didn’t really have policies to really govern and guide their staff towards effectively transitioning.

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.orgSource

APRIL 10, 2023

But good governance shouldn’t be comfortable. trillion globally. Seek a Portfolio of Ideas A good mix of demographic and cultural backgrounds adds vitality and equity to board deliberations; however, it doesn’t necessarily guarantee a variety of thinking, problem-solving skills, or professional experience.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

by Dinesh Venkateswaran, Manager - Global Data Acquisitions, TechSoup Global. Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly. most fundamental problems that people in less favourable environments. However, the surprise was that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

KONY2012 has prompted countless reporters, bloggers, and talking heads to comment on the changing ways in which we are becoming aware of social problems and the organizations that are tackling them. Fulton’s talk was timely. It is an exciting time. The Internet is getting physical and charitable.

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Internet API Taxonomy Conference 102

Forum One

MAY 27, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

JULY 23, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

JULY 9, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

APRIL 29, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

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.). 14th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 14th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Governing well is one of the most profound ways to help our communities. Finance / @southwestfdns.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

MARCH 10, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

MAY 5, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. We also saw some.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52