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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The metaverse is being conceptualized and developed as the merging of our physical existence with our digital lives. Susan Tenby , a pioneeress in nonprofits exploring the metaverse through Second Life, can be listened to in this 2010 webinar by TechSoup explaining the concept of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life.

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Play Big. Change the World. Interview with Tara Sophia Mohr

Have Fun - Do Good

With an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale, Tara takes a unique approach that blends inner work with practical skills training, and weaves together both intellectual rigor and intuitive wisdom. She has a deep commitment to amplifying women''s voices.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She again invited me to present at the Nasscom NILF Conference in 2010 and teach workshops. Rufina’s new job is working for an education software start up that is developing operational software for schools It is called: EnTeEf: “Enabling Teachers’ Effectiveness “ in classrooms. www.enteef.com.

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Open Source for Nonprofits: Programs to Try (Part 2)

Tech Soup

The community of developers responsible for CiviCRM is over 15,000 strong and relies on agile/Scrum development methods with heavy input from end-users. The software itself has been in development since 2010, but the OpenProject Foundation that supports it was established in 2012. Image 1 : Blended Images / Shutterstock.

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Fight Colorectal Cancer: A Rebranding Tale

Judi Sohn

In January 2010, we got agreement from our organization leadership to take a closer look at our brand and messaging. From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals. Let's Raise a Brand!

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Fight Colorectal Cancer: A Rebranding Tale

Judi Sohn

In January 2010, we got agreement from our organization leadership to take a closer look at our brand and messaging. From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Benefit corporations, created in Maryland in 2010, differ from L3Cs in that they are required to operate under specific standards set forth by B Lab, itself a nonprofit organization (Powell et al., However, the impact of the “Great Recession” in 2009 and 2010 left its founders with dwindling funds. Banks were not lending.

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