Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. A lot of helpful and insightful digital storytelling advice was shared; below are some of the highlights: India: NASSCOM Foundation, TechSoup Global partner, led the way with How to Create High Impact Stories.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Today, largely thanks to the work of Greenpeace , WWF , and others, it is recognised as the defining challenge of the century. Learner juggling caretaking with school work. Apply Pressure to Limit Global Warming to 1.5 In the past, the climate crisis was mainly the concern of environment and conservation organisations.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Each year, our staff marks the occasion by dressing up as some of our favorite nonprofit organizations as a way to recognize their incredible work and the start of end-of-year fundraising push with some fun. We're proud to work with Audubon on Halloween and beyond - check out the work Audubon is doing with EveryAction throughout the year.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

BrashBerry helps Nonprofits build scalable and sustainable growth for financial stability, a bigger impact and efficiency through actionable website design, marketing strategies and visibility campaigns.Amanda has led an international marketing team with a million dollar budget and trained/coached over 200 entrepreneurs to build strong brands.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. Grant research tip : As you look over the list and peruse potential funders, take notes of those who best align with your work. Global Fund For Children. State Street Foundation. Global Fund For Children. The Andrew W.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By this point, suicide was a global health issue, and the United Nations and World Health Organization had worked to establish guidelines for suicide prevention strategies. If you want to take things a step further, look up your local crisis center or community hotline and become a trained volunteer. However, the U.S.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Educational Assistance and Training Programs. The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Not surprisingly, lowered monthly service fees for cloud services, easier setup and integration, useful training resources, and clearer information on suitable cloud services are the most important motivators to deeper cloud adoption among NGOs around the world. Cloud Services That NGOs Need.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4 Google, which is the most-used search engine globally, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while both were Ph.D.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Helen Keller, who worked for AFB for many years, was on the original award board for its first twenty years, starting in 1937. The book famine may be receding here in the United States with Bookshare and the increasing advent of universally designed and accessible ebooks, but globally we have only scratched the surface of the need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

In February of 2011, TechSoup Global board member and founder of the nonprofit Samasource , Leila Chirayath Janah published a piece in TechCrunch that explores an unusual aspect of telework. In GreenTech we've explored how telework, or working remotely via the Internet, is good for the environment and will likely change the modern office.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were using more and more technology in our work and personal lives. It’s no secret that this was a bumpy transition for many of us, exacerbated by the stress and grief of a global pandemic. Some manage a handful of volunteers, others work with many thousands. That was the silver lining.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Start small and work your way out. This means look first at foundations that are located in your city and state before searching across the country. Areas served: Worldwide. The Shubert Foundation. Areas served: US.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 5, 2020

In fact, some of these safety elements can be worked into the venue decor to become a seamless part of your event planning and safety precautions. The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) has created the GBAC Star Facility Accreditation program to be the gold standard for event venue safety. Plexiglass Table Dividers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. He went on to become Benetech’s Vice President of Human Rights and led our human rights work for nine years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

” The conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society. I’ve been working on this project for more than year. 12 training centers have been established.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Reflections on an internship with Bookshare.org in Chennai, India Made possible through support from the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement Anna Reid, religion major, class of 2010 Anna Reid with employees of Worth Trust, a South Indian organization that provides vocational training and employment for people with disabilities.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Start small and work your way out. This means look first at foundations that are located in your city and state before searching across the country. Areas served: Worldwide. The Shubert Foundation. Areas served: US.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have to say, my eyes got misty when I listened to several NTEN Members on the webinar share how their experiences with various NTEN programs have made a difference in their work. When you sign up for three months, you''ll get one additional month free*, plus a free training webinar (valued at $69) included if you subscribe by November 30.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and using social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Influence the decision makers.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 5, 2020

In fact, some of these safety elements can be worked into the venue decor to become a seamless part of your event planning and safety precautions. The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) has created the GBAC Star Facility Accreditation program to be the gold standard for event venue safety. Plexiglass Table Dividers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2011

Providing technology training to United States military veterans looking to transition to civilian jobs. You can read more about the work done through Microsoft Citizenship on the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Blog. What do all these things have in common?

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

Their team of digital volunteers, already trained in public affairs and talking to the media, used specific language to represent themselves as Red Cross voices online. The organization also worked with Twitter to create a special badge that marked volunteers' Twitter accounts as valid and official sources of information.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Global reach : Nonprofits do not have to limit themselves to their immediate geographic location for support. The Humane Society of the United States uses this method to raise funds during and after a major animal rescue operation. Thanks to technology the world is literally at one’s fingertips. Be consistent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Note from Beth: My colleague, Daniel Ben-Horin, from TechSoup Global has been in the nonprofit technology for decades. In the States, nonprofits have generally concentrated on the relationship between the volunteer and the organization receiving services, with a spiffy volunteer interface in the middle. Where will they work?

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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. Interest in exploring these models has been rising in the United States, but they are much more common in Europe. This article was originally published by Taylor & Francis Online.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Global Impact of InterConnection's Programs. They do this work so capably that Microsoft Community Affairs has commissioned them on multiple occasions to refurbish and send their computer donations to NGOs and schools all over the world. InterConnection has also worked with the U.S Peace Corp numerous times.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Earlier this year, President Obama announced a bold initiative to expand access to technology jobs in the United States. We were especially thrilled to learn that one of TechSoup's nonprofit members, Year Up , was spotlighted as a model for employment and technology training. The Power of a Year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

If you're like me, then you swore that this year, you're finally going to learn to use technology to make yourself more productive at work. TechSoup's NetSquared is a global network of nonprofit technology meetups. Every month we hold free training and networking events in cities across the United States (and the globe!).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. We’ve been working on meeting Net2Local organizer requests for more event support by holding theme months. What did we do? Read on for our review of the last six months. Theme Months. Regional Ambassadors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

I’ve been working in libraries for nine years. Over that time, I’ve seen a lot of different libraries, from both the back room, where I normally work in technical services, and the front in public services. It’s like every library I’ve ever worked in, as it should be. at its core. Bookshare is also picking up steam in India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. First, no trains, buses, or planes moved to or from New York City.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Mark Horvath - Mark’s work with invisiblepeople.tv telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. Put Solar on It - Put Solar on It is a campaign to encourage world leaders to put solar paneling on their homes, in the case of the United States, on the White House.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

He lectures and publishes regularly on fundraising and philanthropy and will be presenting on “The Global Search: Current Strategies and Tactics for International Fundraising and Prospect Research” at this year’s BBCON in Washington, DC. A well trained and resourced department simply does a better job of it.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2022

And even as these dire consequences are known, child labour has increased globally to 160 million. Making Decent Work a Reality for Adults and Youth. Decent work requires an adequate minimum wage based on dialogue and collective bargaining between workers’ organisations and employers. Ending Child Labour in Agriculture.

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