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Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Elaina Todd, an environmental planner who develops social marketing campaigns with the nonprofit conservation group Rare, is profiled in our most recent case study for Benetech’s Miradi software. Miradi, is used by nature conservation practitioners around the world to design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects.

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Connecting with Black History Through Community and Nature

Saleforce Nonprofit

That blog grew into Outdoor Afro , a nationwide leadership network helping Black people engage with the outdoors, learn about the Black history of public spaces, and support conservation efforts. The first post I wrote in 2009 was about a perspective-shifting trip I had taken with a local bike group of people who mostly looked like me.

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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s incredible to see thousands of small NGOs doing so much with so little resources. Those initial fundings rarely come from online donations, most are community-based initiatives, companies, and local government incentives. Doare was founded in 2012 with a focus on recurring donations. It’s something incredible.

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8 Changebloggers: Nonprofits and Individuals Creating Change with Blogs

Have Fun - Do Good

Adam De Rose, Interfaith Worker Justice Blog Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) advances the rights of workers by engaging diverse faith communities into action, from grassroots organizing to shaping policy at the local, state and national levels. The blog covers social design and the Millennium Development Goals.

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” The article described fascinating new uses of sensors and other smart telecommunications devices in energy conservation, transportation, health care, and food distribution. Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

This took the organization from a private franchise focused on local chapters to one the entire nation—and big donors—could get behind. They started to conserve resources, send supplies to troops overseas and develop both civilian and refugee relief programs. Their effort became known as the “YMCA School” of fundraising.

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jennifer Morris, CEO of The Nature Conservancy , is a self-described “impatient optimist” who believes in radical collaboration to create tangible results that last. The Cumberland Forest Project protects 253,000 acres of Appalachian forest and is one of The Nature Conservancy’s largest-ever conservation efforts in the eastern United States.