Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2011

nonprofits and public libraries through TechSoup - is a company founded with a vision of. Executive Build 2011. To that end, BetterWorld is a donor partner with TechSoup Global to make services. business leaders, government officials, social innovators and community. giving back and engaging with the communities we serve.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Data Philanthropy: Where are we now. Private companies are also testing the concept by actually sharing data.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. NASSCOM Foundation's Survey of NGO Cloud Readiness.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The cockroach under the refrigerator: scandal and malpractice in philanthropy posted by Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center Ever since I worked with Laura Tan on editing her recent blog post , I have been thinking about the unintended effects that volunteer service can have.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. Another way to not take short cutes is to operate in public. Case Studies. Events: NetSquared Camps. Campaigns: 350.org.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

While not a new concept or strategy, environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs are on the rise. You can read more on the protests of the 60s and 70s at American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s online exhibit, “Speaking and Protesting in America”. . 2000 – The United National Global Compact is launched.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

Now, a day and two thousand miles from the closing ceremony, I realize I was lucky enough to participate in a very special kind of conference, one which deals specifically with the global politics of science centers. Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Government has a rich legacy of social entrepreneurship. as well as the national governments of much of the developed world, robustly practices variants of high-capacity governmental social innovation today, such as the myriad programs countering the global Great Recession. The Early Bird deadline ends tonight!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Collaboration in the community-driven model doesn’t just mean you invite the public to meetings about what you’re doing, it means they are invited in, invested in, and share responsibility for the work you’re doing together. Communities use adoption as collective decision making and prioritization.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

We have another date for the end of the global digital divide! Way back in August I posed the somewhat rhetorical question: Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? My current favorite digital inclusion NGO is our newest TechSoup Global partner, Computers For Schools Kenya. Digital Inclusion.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

As for tactics, well, we mostly relied on “proven” or “successful” efforts; lessons learned from other organizations working in an analog paradigm like government, unions, and churches. We can keep the numbers public both for how many events, but also for how many attendees; is it a fundraising event? Analog Tactics.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

UNC School of Government. In the United States, one major development in the utilization of social media for public outreach has been the State Department’s employment of technology in the field of diplomacy, also known as “21st-century statecraft.” posted by Logan Harper , Community Manager. Like this article? Get another!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

A new report, "Digital Citizenship: Exploring the Field of Tech for Engagement", released by the Knight Foundation, explores the potential for technology to improve democracy -- specifically at how it can help people engage with their communities, leaders, and governments.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

With inbox competition increasing and recipient patience dwindling, the nonprofits that succeed this holiday season and into 2011 will remember one thing: email is about the needs and wants of the recipients, NOT those of the organization. . Many nonprofits treat their email program as simply a digital version of their postal mail efforts.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2014

For a refresher, my 2013 piece Non-Technology Trends for the CIO and a 2011 white paper for the Association of Fundraising Professionals on similar topics may be good places to start and worth a read as well.). So, I wanted to focus on the market trends and influences that will inform how nonprofits implement and leverage this technology.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She’s one of our great forward-thinking people at TechSoup Global. She just did a presentation to the Gates Global Libraries Working Group in November 2013 on the top tech trends for libraries. He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. The public debate spurred by the NSA spying scandal won't go away any time soon.

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Care2

OCTOBER 3, 2011

People have been silenced throughout time by media outlets, governments and authority figures who strive to keep minorities and protestors at bay. In August 2011, a group that identified with Anonymous shut down San Francisco's BART public transit system's website after BART cut off all mobile phone service to prevent a projected protest.

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