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The Ultimate Nonprofit SharePoint App: The Case Management Database of Children's Network of Solano County

Tech Soup

It secures funding for children’s services and programs, influences policy at the local and state level, helps families get services, and collects and publishes data on the health, safety and well-being of Solano County children. I used SharePoint Designer 2010 and made use of SharePoint’s internal templates.

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Linux, Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, and Me

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I have been, unfortunately, a bit hampered by the fact that my satellite modem died last week – so we’ve been on dial up at home (and broadband at the “local&# cafe). I stopped at the license agreement. But here’s Ubuntu week 1, not edited or smoothed out. I’ll understand points of pain, for sure.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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Technology, Data, and Indian Nonprofits: Enabling Philanthropy

Tech Soup

Our BigTech program is run by our local partner, the NASSCOM Foundation in India. However, data processing and collaboration were difficult because they used non-licensed and outdated software. This post was authored by Keisha Taylor, communications manager for the GuideStar International program of TechSoup Global.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Red Cross is Owned by Johnson & Johnson

See3

The Red Cross has made a move in recent years that threaten the business interests of Johnson & Johnson by licensing the symbol to companies that make consumer medical products. Their move into licensing reminds me of AARP, an organization with a massive for-profit subsidiary. I am not sure that’s the case here.

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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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Interview: Scott Anderson of ClientTrack

Amy Sample Ward

Prior to his PhD, he worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in community health, adolescent residential treatment, and a faith-based organization. (I They are a local and national leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, due in large part to their innovative, collaborative approach to providing services to individuals affected by HIV/AIDS.

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