Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the United Nations Global Compact Network USA Symposium in New York City. As Lise Kingo, CEO and executive director of UN Global Compact observes, the amount needed to finance the SDGs is about 50% of all global capital. So what else can we do? What else can YOU do? Look long-term.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding upon 12 data sources, t he report documented $30 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019. Support local nonprofits and knowledge in the U.S.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

However, with global sea levels still rising rapidly , biodiversity declining at an alarming rate , and the world’s most vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, it is clear that the efforts of dedicated environmental nonprofits alone are not enough. From nonprofits like 350.org With a digital-first approach, 350.org’s

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

USDA’s Farm to School Census The Farm to School Census tracks how schools buy food from local farmers and ranchers. In 2019, USDA conducted the third Farm to School Census to measure progress towards reaching the goal of improving access to local foods in schools. see results for Montgomery County Schools, VA).

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. Additionally, Rebecca is a digital mapper for the Tanzania Development Trust mapping rural Tanzania to aid the work of local anti-FGM activists. Risks & Responses. How to get started, in under an hour.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

From the TechSoup Global Network. From TechSoup Global. Use our newly launched Local Impact Map to learn how organizations are using technology products and knowledge to further their missions. Keisha discusses the International Aid Transparency Initiative. A New Year's call to volunteer action from Catchafire.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. Additionally, Rebecca is a digital mapper for the Tanzania Development Trust mapping rural Tanzania to aid the work of local anti-FGM activists. michael.sullivan@thegivingblock.com [link]. Wendy Feher.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. Additionally, Rebecca is a digital mapper for the Tanzania Development Trust mapping rural Tanzania to aid the work of local anti-FGM activists. michael.sullivan@thegivingblock.com [link]. Wendy Feher.

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Last summer , the murder of George Floyd and the global racial justice movement brought issues of racial inequity and injustice to the forefront. This data is available on our racial equity map.[ For instance, the nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Corporation announced $62.5 billion dollars.

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Forum One

JULY 22, 2021

The Farm to School Census tracks how schools buy food from local farmers and ranchers. In 2019, USDA conducted the third Farm to School Census to measure progress towards reaching the goal of improving access to local foods in schools. USAID’s Education in Crisis and Conflict Network & Global Reading Network.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. From @davidahood: agree with @neddotcom.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

The first three focus on “internal” strategies for keywords, content, and site organization—things you can do within your web properties to optimize them for search. For nonprofits with a global or diverse supporter base, implementing multilingual SEO ensures that their mission and message resonate effectively across linguistic barriers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Recipients receive a map, fact sheet, an adoption certificate, and a subscription to Nature Conservancy magazine. Mission : To bring more local stories, independent journalism, arts and culture to Americans. OptInNow Gift Cards by Opportunity International: Givers can donate an amount in the name of a friend, family or colleagues.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 9, 2018

Internal Communication Tools. Nonprofits can get Slack for free, too, so long as they hold charitable status with the IRS, local tax service/charity commissions or local TechSoup Global partners. It also features an in-depth analytics tool that lets you visualize what’s working for your nonprofit and what’s not.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

We’ll be hosting social media surgeries for local nonprofits and community activists. Find your local #nptech tribe and consider sharing your skills as a volunteer surgeon by joining a NetSquared Local group. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Amanda Levinson lists four (irrefutable!)

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. They recruited a local volunteer to teach the kids Adobe InDesign to lay out the publication. More TechSoup Global Resources: The TechSoup Global Local Impact Map for international success stories.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. See if there's a group close to you by searching our map. Vancouver, British Columbia: Mapping Your Data: Palantirs of the Digital Age.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Check out their work at [link].

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. So give your local organizer a hug next time you see them! We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Newest NetSquared Groups. Event Reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Perhaps you know of GlobalGiving as the largest global crowdfunding community for nonprofits. Collect stories from your local community (not just the people involved in your programs). Batchgeo is a free mapping tool that helps you visualize the data that lives in your spreadsheets. Try the free version.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network. This is both locally and globally.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. After the recent Nepal earthquake , the Canadian nonprofit, GlobalMedic , flew drones over the affected areas to create 3D maps of the worst-hit zones. Many local police departments like the one in Los Angeles are experimenting with them. How Are Drones Being Used for Good? Tracking storms.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

It also lists and maps hackathons worldwide. • Mapping • Cloud computing. Charity Digital News , Wired , and several other UK tech publications recently reported on Nominet Trust 100 , or NT100, which is a new comprehensive global list of promising applications of digital technology for social good. See the map here.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But did you know that our work is global? That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. Our NetSquared leaders are currently holding free events in 24 countries and meet with their local TechSoup partners to collaborate on how to best support nonprofits in their country.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. Web-based challenges are not a new phenomenon at TechSoup Global. And the winners are.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world. We do it in a number of ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

First of of all, there is the the appearance of a new and way-out idea that violates the status quo – such as say Local Food – the 100 mile diet. We see the Local Food Movement, Slow Money, Local Resiliency all growing. A million stories about local food or Home schooling on YouTube or on blogs are still fringe. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. According to a recent UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report on Internet availability in 152 countries, Brazil ranked 64th in overall Internet availability to its people.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Think of it like this: In “Community-driven Social Impact,” the driving is up to the community; but you can act as the vehicle and event the map for those “drivers.” They didn’t love when the government wouldn’t give them a visa to visit the states, or when the costs for international travel around the whole world were too expensive.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

Azavea's OpenTreeMap app allows individuals, governments, neighborhood organizations, and other groups to collaborate in mapping and exploring the urban forest ( iOS and Android ; free). 4Bells allows nonprofits and local groups to deploy known volunteers to meet urgent, time-sensitive requests. Databases and Analytics.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. Through the portal they provided partners and supporters with updates on the situation, information about food distribution, a map of where they are working, photos of their work, and of course the ability to donate.

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Classy

APRIL 7, 2021

We’ve put together the following list of creative ways to engage your existing donors and attract new global supporters through your virtual events. . The organization’s annual Run For It 5K brought participants together for a globally accessible activity with a close community feel. CREATIVE IDEAS TO TAKE YOUR VIRTUAL EVENT GLOBAL.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

The most touching part of the program was when some students from a local middle school came up and presented him with a check for $1,325 for the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation that they raised by selling sweatshirts with their school name on the front, Piedmont Middle School, and "Be an Upstander.

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