Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

But if you’re surviving on little fundraisers, you’ve got a bigger problem. While famous celebrities may be reserved for large nonprofits, there are plenty of speakers, authors, and local celebrities (think politicians, athletes, newcasters) who are within reach for small nonprofits. It’s a hamster wheel you don’t want to be on.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The challenges that people bring are rarely technology problems: they are market problems. Rebecca was looking for help with a familiar problem. Her students at Rice University have been busy inventing new tools and equipment for global health. Many universities do similar things, but Rice goes a key step further.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it may be time to either hang up your shingle or look around and see what other problems you might address. You can sponsor and share research that may help with many of the world’s problems. Because there’s too much work to be done! How hard is your nonprofit working? Lessons learned: .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Education was her way out, but when she signed up for graduate studies at New York University, she returned to live with her parents and became involved in and reacquainted with her neighborhood. SB] 2 offers programs in technology, engineering, design and entrepreneurship to local youth, and supports local, early-stage companies. [SB]

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow and a research affiliate of the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, his writing and data visualization have appeared in The Atlantic, The Economist, The Guardian, Vox, and many other publications. Jennifer Anderson. Executive Director, Trellis for Tomorrow.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Did you know that 47% of nonprofit leaders say recruiting sufficient volunteers is a big problem for their organization? billion social media users nationwide, it is safe to say there is strong potential to engage, inform, and recruit volunteers within your local community.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Chuck is the president of Naropa University , but we first met when he was leading the Greyston Foundation, a pioneering social enterprise known for originally making brownies for Ben ‘n Jerry’s ice cream while employing formerly incarcerated individuals as the primary workforce.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

After all, common problems— like the COVID-19 pandemic of the past year —yield common solutions. Just like last year, common solutions to this year’s problems emerge in the form of fundraising trends. Creative, socially-distant fundraising events at local universities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Learn about the problem, the effects, and the solutions. Focus on things that can have ripple effects, like influencing your work to adopt a new travel policy, helping your sport club organize carpooling, or taking part in local decision making. It embodies the universal instinct to protect and care for children.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

It will depend on local laws, your storage needs, and your relationship to past customers. I’ve worked in institutions in the past that have decided to just enter everyone in a wealthy neighborhood or every local doctor, etc., I’m a bit worried by this. Does this make sense to others? in the database—that’s just taking up space.).

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2022

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The caliber of attendees is amazing from all countries: ministers of education and science, top scientists, university presidents. His concept was that science and technology was critical to the future of society, and he wanted to build an inclusive international forum of top leaders literally from all over the world to tackle major problems.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency. From Serbia.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The newly formed organization initially based its demands on select parts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on the Prisoners of Conscience campaign. Is it okay to allow AI members to not belong to a local group? What about people imprisoned solely due to their sexual orientation?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Washington Square Magazine, which is published by Viji’s alma matter San Jose State University, included a profile of Viji in their most recent issue. Viji, who is from India, received a BA in accounting from Madras University and moved with her husband to the Bay Area. In countries outside the U.S.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Most nonprofits are small, and community-based, serving local needs with over 90% spending less than $1 million annually. In looking at the problem from the perspective of smaller nonprofits serving high needs communities with growing multifaceted issues, sustainability becomes even more daunting. Begin with a business plan.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

posted by Shayla Hubbard Project Coordinator, University of Arizona College of Medicine. Moreover, an engaged community can lead to a more empowered community that works collectively to solve problems and implement change. Evidence shows that community engagement has been achieved through efforts of local nonprofit organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The blurring lines between government, nonprofit and for-profit sectors have led to innovative vehicles to fund interventions that address society’s most intractable problems. In June 2016 a bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives to allocate $300 million for state and local SIBs over ten years (Wallace, 2015).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2011

I’m on the plane home from one such weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, held at Brown University. The need to requalify for dyslexia services over and over again at great expense (thousands of dollars each time) to get accommodations in school and for testing came across as a huge problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 24, 2011

Keo Savon graduated from the local high school, steadily holding #3 and #5 in her class of 65 students. She is studying chemistry, math, physics, biology, and Khmer literature at the University where she hopes to major in architecture. Her education was interrupted by a serious medical problem, but she recovered.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

During her tenure, she played a critical role charting NYPR’s path forward in the midst of an evolving media landscape, setting the course for the organization’s digital content and local news, talk, and cultural programming. She holds a BA from Howard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Create a #GivingTuesday Facebook fundraiser, rally your local businesses/volunteers/team to create fundraisers on your behalf, pledge an additional match if you can, and get in on those donations! Rally the local news and radio stations. Collaborate with local businesses and partners. 3 easy steps. : Fight for your organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They are called "next gen major donors," and according to a recent report issued by the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and 21/64 , they will "have tremendous influence on the direction of and support for efforts to improve local communities and solve global problems over the next several decades.". Bentley, R.J.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Problems with the Treaty as is If the Treaty were passed as is, with all bracketed materials dropped, we see only two painful omissions. This is especially a problem as the world moves to electronic books, which have license agreements (contracts, that are rarely looked at by consumers) that almost always prohibit making them accessible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

This software includes assessment tools for evaluating students’ ability to problem solve, explain the relationships in complex systems, and comprehend informational texts and diagrams. The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

African Students Leverage Open Data to Aid Communities Vulnerable to Disaster Lindsay Read an AidData Summer Fellow talks about Resilient Africa Network (RAN) which is run by Makerere University and 19 other African universities in partnership with USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. The people with skills are out there.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 26, 2013

Data can illustrate the scope of the problem, the need for your program, and why it will be successful. As local as possible, relating to the community, city or state where your program is located. There is a wealth of information about this problem so finding recent data was easy. Are childhood obesity rates higher?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2011

Through the Sharing Foundation’s college sponsorship program and our support, Leng was able to go the University to study accounting. Her education was interrupted by a serious medical problem, but she recovered. She graduated this year.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

It wasn’t simply about throwing money at an international issue - it was about listening to local problems, local solutions, and local thought. I learned I could and should offer assistance to local citizens who asked for it. Local problems, local solutions. I got this. But that bench.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2018

Nimrod Elmish from Cardboard Technologies proved that sustainability, social impact, and profitability go hand in hand , creating a new local industry that breathes new life into recycled products. city leaders on ways to tackle local problems. What do they mean by “new life”? Be intentional. What’s more?

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2015

The effects of waste accumulation often hurt the poorest members of society , and lead to serious health and environmental problems. Creative Reuse: A Universal Language. As Betsy says, "One of the things we say about art is that it's a universal language. " Part of a Movement.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? They reached to these communities through the NetSquared Warsaw groups, tech- and startup-focused meetups, and through local universities such as the Warsaw University of Technology. Apps4Warsaw. A Contest Built on City Data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 11, 2018

Nonprofit organizations are as susceptible, perhaps more susceptible, to financial problems and insolvency than their for-profit counterparts,” according to Melickian, M. Mamie received her Master’s from Arizona State University, and her Bachelor of Arts and Certification in Secondary Education from Michigan State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The idea is to aid the organization as a whole with small, manageable bits of advocacy, like writing a letter to a local representative or networking with business leaders. She enjoys working with formerly incarcerated women and being a part of the solution and not the problem.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

By Peter Drury, a child's right a child's right either had a problem or an opportunity—the distinction hinged only on our perspective. There’s another piece that, while it is a cornerstone of our organization, complicates the picture even more: we hire local talent. First things first: we clean water for kids.

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