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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

One of my great joys in my long career in nonprofit technology has been seeing the extraordinary success of so many women in our field. The Women of Technology for Good. As in so many fields, nonprofits, religious organizations, libraries, and foundations are important change agents toward a world of gender equality.

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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As the prototypical technology social enterprise, Benetech became one of the first organizations using technology to solve social problems rather than seeking to make maximum financial returns. Not only that, Gerry also turned me and a bunch of the Benetech team onto digital photography. Gerry was like a father to me.

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. A grant from Lannan Foundation allowed Braided River to donate 10,000 copies of the book to libraries and indigenous communities across the country. Environmental Impact.

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. A grant from Lannan Foundation allowed Braided River to donate 10,000 copies of the book to libraries and indigenous communities across the country. Environmental Impact.

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Social Media for Nonprofits SF Conference Recap

Tech Soup

She told the story of TechSoup, which was started by a journalist who wanted to do something useful with the free software he was receiving from technology companies, so he started donating it to local nonprofits. More than 20 years later, TechSoup has partnered with more than 40 technology companies to provide donations of more than 8.3

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10 Ways to Immediately Invest in Your Nonprofit Organization

NonProfit Hub

…Even if you can use that camera to start an awesome photography business on the side and through that create a permanent, life-long supplemental income (which will pay off for your camera costs within six months). Buy books to create an office library, and set aside reading hours for everyone to learn to do their jobs even better.

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Discounts, Secret Deals, and Value: Learning from Groupon

Museum 2.0

While restaurants make up the lion's share of the offerings, there are all kinds of experiences--from tree ziplines to hot stone massages to photography sessions--that garner interest as well. There's no better way to advertise what the library's about." In the library's case, the goal is to build customer loyalty.