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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. The project is soft launching this month, and going public in March 2014. Hacker Helper.

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Crowdfunding Controversies and How They Impact Nonprofits and Charities

Tech Soup

In other words, nonprofits and charities that are raising money for good purposes shouldn't be punished for the more nefarious crowdfunding campaigns. Rather, I found a publicity shy company, operated remotely from Russia, promoting a device unsupported by any medical or scientific evidence whatsoever." Neff of Lights.

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Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

As a capacity-building organization for the global nonprofit and social benefit sector, we at TechSoup are very conscious of the need to understand and work within different cultural contexts for philanthropy. The legacy of this situation "poisoned the whole notion of volunteering in Russia for many years.". read more.

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How Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Help Prepare Nonprofits and Higher Education for a Recession

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Nonprofit organizations were affected in different ways during the pandemic. We have seen the geopolitical instability and the war between Russia and Ukraine, the inflation in the United States is reaching a forty-year high, borrowing costs are rising precipitously, and there is ongoing supply chain disruption. Selective Giving.

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Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy

Tech Soup

Nonprofits should lead the sharing economy and demand more from the private sector. The Sharing Economy -- the use of networked, often mobile, information technology to share goods and services -- offers nonprofits new possibilities for innovation and efficiency along with new paradigms to move from scarcity to abundance.

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Nonprofit Social Media 101: Lessons from Indivisible

Everyaction

You should know what that protocol is and what the system is beforehand, so that you know can handle that breaking news and avoid any problems that can come with rapid response. When we're talking about engaging our supporters online, how do you motivate them to take actions offline?