Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as literacy remains an elusive dream for the majority of the world’s people with print disabilities.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As Hispanic Heritage Month unfolds, there’s a renewed urgency and opportunity for organizations to delve deeper, recognizing and celebrating the profound impact of Latino narratives on our shared American story. Celebrate their contributions to local culture and economy. Why Should Nonprofits Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

Peer-to-peer activity-tracking events have emerged as a game-changer for nonprofit organizations seeking to raise funds and promote a healthy lifestyle. Let’s dive into some creative and out-of-the-box event ideas that are tailor-made for wearables, health trackers, and potentially for your organization.  The result?

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. In November 2023, we received a grant from the Capital One Foundation to support our housing and financial empowerment programming.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Inspire your supporters by creating a campaign that engages your community, promotes your brand, and encourages generous donations. Inspire your supporters by creating a campaign that engages your community, promotes your brand, and encourages generous donations. How can you plan a more successful Library Giving Day? Need inspiration?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Hosting an event is one of the greatest ways for nonprofits to celebrate their supporters while raising money for their cause. To make the most of your fundraising event , it’s best to develop an event page that’s effective at increasing the number of tickets your organization sells.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. Profound Change Starts With Local Partners. The initiative currently supports 57 Education Champions in eight countries with the greatest need.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Meet Employees Where They Are & Support Their Passion. Additionally, Salesforce provides specific volunteering opportunities that align with its citizen philanthropy and strategic programs to maximize impact in the local communities. . Support a future Pulitzer Prize winner with StoryPirates.

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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. Trying to connect with folks worldwide?

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Organized by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) , this year’s 28th annual awards includes over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. The Communicator Awards honor excellence in innovation and creative work in marketing and communications.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today’s funder list focuses on nonprofits supporting the environment and conservation efforts. It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

The key to picking the right fundraiser for your new nonprofit is to come up with something unique but familiar, something no other organization in your area is doing but also something that your prospective guests will feel comfortable with. You need a lot of friends and supporters who will “attend and spend,” as the saying goes.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Visit Grantli to learn more about how I do my grant research and how your own organization can find more appropriate funders and funding opportunities. Funding Priority: Education. Mellon Foundation.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Starting a monthly giving program is a great use of your time because monthly donors are the lifeblood of a small nonprofit – bringing in sustainable revenue and creating a safety net of loyal supporters. . Other organizations bring in $3,000 to $5,000 each month to support their operations and make a bigger impact in communities. .

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2014

Through thousands of community-run events around the world, the Maker Party unites educators, organizations, and enthusiastic Internet users of all ages and skill levels. That’s why we’re supporting this global effort to teach web literacy through hands-on learning and making with the Maker Party.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

She is regularly featured as a presenter at local workshops and seminars on fundraising. And yet, everyone wins when we segment donor communications – donors feel more engaged and deepen their understanding of your work, impact, and needs – and organizations are better able to raise funds for the important work they are doing.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF. State/Local. Nonprofit Management / #AMI2019 / @NPL_Alliance. Nonprofit Management. Planned Giving Primer. Jan 16 - 19.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

That’s why we were excited to participate in the Skoll Foundation’s second annual Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Challenge , a fundraising campaign committed to strengthening the capacity of organizations like ours to accelerate impact on some of the most critical issues of our time. It’s not too late to pledge your support for our work.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Where does your organization sit in your community? Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs? Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

" Local humor aside, the project is exciting: 31 public parks in San Francisco will get free Wi-Fi for at least two years. At TechSoup, we support the efforts of nonprofits and public libraries working to build digitally inclusive and literate communities through donated technology from our corporate partners. century jobs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re not an advocacy organization, but our technical insights are in great demand from advocates. But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S.,

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

We are particularly pleased to support those partnerships that weave 2-1-1 operations into a more holistic effort, such as when integrated with elder care, homeless management, or disaster response. million nonprofit organizations in the United States plus scores of government agencies, finding help can be confusing and intimidating.

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NTEN

MAY 21, 2015

Only when everyone is online can we truly support our entire community with necessary services, access to education and information, avenues to employment, and social connections to friends and family regardless of income or where someone may live. Today, more than 60 million Americans still aren't using the Internet at home.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The organization has a particular mission to help charities (particularly those who work to aid women) and to promote gender equality.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

If you’ve found a funder that supports your technology needs, congratulations! Many companies like to donate their products, services, or expertise to your organization. Giving equipment or services, rather than a monetary donation to support your cause, is an easier case for management to make right now. Sounds familiar, right?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

M any thousands of organizations participat e in # GivingTuesday worldwide. PEC has partnered with local supermarkets to drive food donations and has directed the Philadelphia community to their donation site s. We also cheer on and highlight the following six organizations out of the many that are participat ing in Giving Tuesday.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

A Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi As outreach coordinator for Martus , Benetech’s secure software application, I travel to many countries where human rights defenders need tools to gather, organize and back up information about human rights violations. Human rights monitors in Nigeria continue to be harassed. That’s just what happened.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Local representatives from nonprofits, schools, and community groups convened in downtown San Francisco for Microsoft's YouthSpark Connection event. A lively discussion took place regarding how to prepare young people for the jobs of the 21 st century and what nonprofits and corporations can do to support the initiative.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Symantec gives a lot back to the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup — See what organizations like yours are saying about their donated Symantec products. As a company, they works to have a positive impact on the local communities around the world where it has offices.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

" Digital Democracy's approach to achieving this mission is based on the following three stages: Digital literacy: Getting individuals to understand the tools and how to use them. Digital organizing: Once communities are digitally literate, they can use the tools to advocate for addressing the challenges and problems they are facing.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

But imagine ten years from now, where the infrastructure for social finance is built out to support a literal social impact market, where “buyers” of social impact (e.g., Today, resources for social impact are allocated randomly for the most part. governments, foundations) can put out an “ask” for a specific outcome (e.g.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The hours of unpaid labor afforded by such programs is the obvious contribution to the nonprofit organization. A Cone/Roper report supports the Walker conclusions, noting that two-thirds of Americans claim to be more likely to support a company that aligns with a social issue (Phillips Business Information Inc., and Meijs, L.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

data literacy, device preferences)? Identify what content you actually have and organize (and possibly rename it) based on how your audience talks about and uses it. Example : Marketlinks , a USAID-supported platform that helps users consume and contribute online content along a spectrum of issues. What issues do they have?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . This can take time, but it pays off. More about that later.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

According to the recent Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Sector survey, “Forty-two percent of organizations reported that they do not currently have the right mix of financial resources to thrive over the next three years.”. Simply put, the matrix map allows organizations to view both their impact and profitability at the same time.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

A call went out over a combination of listservs and social media channels asking local nonprofits and libraries to share their most pressing needs and dirtiest jobs with TechSoup via video or text. Seven organizations were chosen, and then the real work of organizing the day of service began. TechSoup Sweat Equity.

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