Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

But by using modern computer processors to perform these calculations at high volumes, data scientists can create models capable of solving complex problems. What kinds of problems can machine learning solve? Do you have access to useable data? Do you have access to the people to build and maintain the models? LEARN MORE.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

As the Internet has exploded and software has become more affordable over the last two decades, greater access to technology, hardware, software, and the web has grown in importance. Technology CSR teams have pioneered programs globally to provide access to technology. What CSR projects have had the biggest impact? UN relations.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Around the world, organizations face unique challenges when mobilizing their constituents and growing online communities, whether for a cause, an issue, an organization's mission, or a combination thereof. How should organizations harness their online communities? unfoundation. spanhidden

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The work then evolves from a company bringing more assets to the table, to your leadership team getting a more meaningful understanding about these issues and how it affects the business and their teams. With pro bono support, you can diagnose a problem and scope the solution in a way that actually gets to the root of the challenge.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With this in mind, we recently took measures to evolve our community engagement platform, giving people access to a broad set of tools to help them engage and build purpose beyond their day-to-day roles. We work with six organizations committed to the education, employment and empowerment of women and girls across the globe.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Can an app dramatically increase access to safe, supportive shelters for survivors of human trafficking? She's been working in the area of nonprofit technology for more than twenty years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Can't solve the world's problems with our money alone. Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Empowerment is unconditional. Technology can solve information problems, organise communities and publish behaviours, but they can’t deliver food or care for the sick. And restricting access can severely reduce usage and innovation. Be specific, define the issue, problem or idea, and let the answers pour in.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

It's the definite article that causes problems, implying there's an easy way to think about the issues surrounding the inequitable access to technology -- and perhaps an easy solution. Sure, the average price of a computer has been falling for years, but that doesn't take into account the recurring cost of Internet access.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. How can you have a revolution if no one shows up?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. Dealing with Connectivity Issues, Remote Work, and Use of Social Platforms. I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. Foundations are in the business of making the world a better place by providing grants to organizations they see making an impact on the issues that they care about deeply.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. We bring communities together to identify their top problems, needs, and priorities, and solve them internally. I get that.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

That's where this work really sprung out of in looking at issues of homelessness, looking at issues of women on welfare, and looking at women in prison-- those who were really most affected and most in need of their voices being lifted. Young women of color, what are the issues that are most important to them?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

There is access to transportation. The other thing is that a lot of inner cities are part of empowerment zones or enterprise zones where companies that are at a certain scale and profitable can benefit from tax credits, both from the payroll side, if you hire from the inner city, but also if you locate in the enterprise zones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

Through his nonprofit, “ Technology for People ,” he has dedicated his life to girls (and boys) empowerment through technology. Rajen has refurbished some basic computers and provided curriculum for basic computer training on word processing (no Internet access yet). Remand House staff and director (right).

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

So oftentimes if a woman is doing something that has economic value, it often gets undervalued in society, and in particular in these kinds of countries and communities, where she may be uneducated, have very limited access to the market. The likelihood of exploitation is much higher. So the pricing models are all based on commodity pricing.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

When you look at this infographic, do you see a problem to be solved? It could be chosen for reasons related to the institution''s mission (for example, a focus on youth empowerment) or for reasons related to the market demographics (for example, a growing number of Latinos). A snapshot of the market for the arts?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

" An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. An intervention might not solve the problem you are working on, but can serve as a catalyst for positive change. This draws people in and makes them care about the problem. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

" An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. An intervention might not solve the problem you are working on, but can serve as a catalyst for positive change. This draws people in and makes them care about the problem. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The articles recommend that you: 1) Limit your media consumption by setting some boundaries; 2) Focus on one or two issues close to your heart, there are too many to do all; 3) Make activism fun. Access a FREE yoga nidra meditation here.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There's a long fight ahead, but for issues that stir you, one simple, positive thing you can do today is give - your time, money, voice, or attention - because so many organizations need your urgent support. The last few days have been equal parts terrifying, challenging, and complicated. LGBTQ Rights. Immigration & Refugees.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

The Engage Network and Julia Butterfly Hill and Marianne Manilov and Alissa Hauser, they came to me with the solution to my problem. It could be the environment, it could be educational issues, political issues, international, national. We will be building a school in a village that doesn't have access to education.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format. BB: How do you know that you are successful?

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