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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

Not all leaders think that way, but organizations that value equity of access must consider the plights of those who might be systematically excluded from engagement efforts. Although we did not start with a particular emphasis on equity and access, this theme came up regularly in our conversations with the field.

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Going Virtual – An Alternative Volunteer Event Guide

Connection Cafe

Often virtual events don’t elicit the same emotional connection as when a team come s together for in-person service. H osting a virtual or local day of service? virtual program connecting volunteers to organizations worldwide. . offers virtual volunteers opportunities to help with two main projects , ?

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

When a serious or terminal illness hits, a child's world suddenly becomes limited to what they can access from their bed, and friends can disappear. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

When a serious or terminal illness hits, a child's world suddenly becomes limited to what they can access from their bed, and friends can disappear. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

When a serious or terminal illness hits, a child's world suddenly becomes limited to what they can access from their bed, and friends can disappear. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. A former superintendent of such a district, he explained the basic premise to me: each student, from kindergarten on, has a personal laptop.

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Networking Your Nonprofit: Let's Talk About Hardware

Tech Soup

You can wirelessly connect desktops, laptops, and printers to your network with hardware from the Brocade Donation Program or develop your nonprofit's wired and wireless network with hardware from the Cisco Donation Program. Brocade 7131 Series Access Points. These controllers work with Brocade wireless access points.

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