Candid

JULY 20, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. For example, donors became more aware of the gaps in access to technology and transportation for nonprofit staff. “In

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Here’s a detailed breakdown of critical steps to prepare: Understand organizational goals and governance needs: Begin by peering into the core of your organization. Offer continuous learning opportunities to deepen your board members’ understanding of nonprofit governance best practices and emerging trends. What are your dreams?

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Today’s students see high tuition costs, increased demand for skilled labor, and a decline in degree requirements for open positions. Declining enrollment leads to not only decreased tuition revenue but also diminished government funding and reduced philanthropic support. Work with local, state, and federal programs.

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Education Student Award University 81

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Governments in developing countries are thinking seriously about how to provide quality secondary education, noted Gallucci and Roy, yet less known are which interventions are economical and will increase demand, access, and retention. This is where philanthropy comes in. This is a hopeful time in the long arc of inclusive education.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

No one individual, company, government agency, or nonprofit can go it alone. We need new policies, new technology, new strategies, and local support in order to build, implement, and sustain the kinds of solutions that will help us make progress on our goals. Opens new window. Opens new window. Opens new window.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

While we’re extremely proud of our achievements in the field of accessibility and disability rights, we know that we’ve just scratched the surface of what we could possibly do to bolster parity of access to information by people with disabilities. The second principle is sourcing locally relevant content.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nick Dragga, CFRE Executive Director, Ballet Lubbock The school’s impressive growth has continued over the years, fueled by generous community support, leading to the opening of a state-of-the-art dance facility in 2004. Local private foundations are their primary funding source, offering accessibility and a streamlined application process.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Well-planned events enable nonprofits, community groups, businesses and government agencies to showcase AAPI arts, food, performances, and more. Effective outreach strategies should focus on connecting with local AAPI groups, leaders, and community centers. Make the event family-friendly and accessible to enable broad participation.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

No one—not even our largest government and financial institutions are. Which means you would have access to a wide variety of fundraising, collaboration, and communication tools that you don’t have now. Which means you would have access to a wide variety of fundraising, collaboration, and communication tools that you don’t have now.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

Arts organizations serve as a vital heartbeat for local communities, infusing creativity, transforming spaces, and bringing together diverse audiences. Together, our partnership led to an online architecture that could serve as a flexible foundation from which the museum can continue to grow, making art accessible in Little Rock and beyond.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

Consider this: when you visit your doctor about a medical issue in the United States, you can be reasonably confident that it won''t shortly be on the front page of the local newspaper. We now understand that corporate collection and government interception of sensitive information is the norm, not the exception.

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Data Empowerment United States Government 176

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Becoming a customer can help these businesses stay open and serve their communities’ needs, whatever they may be. Nonprofits to support Byte Back Byte Back is an organization dedicated to opening a path for historically underrepresented communities into the digital economy. Donate to support their mission here.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2017 Vancouver Open Data Day Hackathon. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Government Fund Local Report 89

Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

There is no better time to support local and national nonprofits protecting LGBTQ rights and serving the LGBTQ community, and while there are far too many organizations doing great work to list them all, these are a few that we're big fans of. They work at the local, state, and federal level to advance transgender equality.

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Support Organization Oklahoma Law 112

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. To do so, we definitely need your help. billion poor and unbanked.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Jennifer Anderson.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

All interested nonprofits or social enterprises will be able to leverage SocialCoding4Good by posting their open source software development projects for social change and inviting volunteers to work on them. Our goal is to revolutionize the effectiveness of local governments in responding to climate change and other environmental impacts.

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Guatemala Literacy Qatar Open Source 159

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? But paradoxically, many local community-based nonprofits aren’t healthy: they’re unable to meet rising demand, pay escalating rents, or compete for top talent, and they are struggling financially. But many local residents are struggling.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2007

connected to the Government platform. For those without personal computers, they could login to a secure website to access and change the information. The API key would be free and simple to access and governed by Creative Commons licensing. It would be wikified, so they could append it and correct it with a ???recent

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

You can host accessible, off-site clinics. If you’re any type of arts organization , you can expand to online offerings at accessible price points. If you’re doing anything worth doing, you can collaborate with business, government and other nonprofits in consortium efforts to address complex problems holistically.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c)

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Warsaw, Poland: Open Access. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Second Meeting of local members. Washington, DC: Nonprofit Generator - Accessing ideas for social benefit technology apps. Philly’s NetSquared recorded their quarterly Crowdsourcing Change event, where the audience shares their expertise with local nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

When there's no transparency and accountability in government, citizens feel powerless and deceived by the politicians that represent them. And the Winners Are… After a few weeks of coding, sourcing ideas, and testing public interest, the projects were again open to the public for voting. How can people fight back?

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Serbia Herzegovina Bosnia Oakland 52

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. PADI AWARE Community Grants are open to fund projects that align with PADI’s Blueprint for Ocean Action particularly for coral reef restoration, climate resiliency, and Marine Protected Areas.

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Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation. Excellence – Website for Art.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

You could host accessible, off-site clinics. If you’re supporting the arts , you could expand online offerings at accessible price points. If you’re doing anything worth doing , you could collaborate with businesses, governments, and other nonprofits to address complex problems in a holistic way. Here’s what I learned: .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 14, 2011

Collecting petitions Last week I stood outside of my local library collecting signatures to save libraries in Oakland. From free access to books and online resources for families to library business centers that help support entrepreneurship and retraining, libraries support lifelong learning. We're not the only city facing cuts.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

Instead of the government redistributing wealth, charitable giving provides donors with autonomy to choose where to allocate their otherwise would-be-tax dollars. The calendar does much of the heavy lifting for you, and wallets are broadly open. Why do people give so much money to charity during End-of-Year (November – December)?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

" Local humor aside, the project is exciting: 31 public parks in San Francisco will get free Wi-Fi for at least two years. The fact that San Francisco, TechSoup's home base city, is working toward this goal opens up exciting possibilities for digital inclusion projects. Google's monetary gift to the city is a step forward.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. Search 60,000 open volunteer opportunities to find the perfect one for you. National Public Radio :: Download.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2017

Every board has a fundamental responsibility for self-management: for creating a structure, policies and procedures that support good governance. You want every board member to be there, so make sure to look at holidays and local events. Keep them in a binder or saved in an accessible place. Keep accurate and detailed minutes.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2016

And with nearly 2 million board seats opening up in this country every year, board recruiting can be challenging. Or just nonprofit sector or governance experience generally? Some services simply list your board opening on their website. Choosing the best board recruiting service for your nonprofit is critical.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S. Open source champion Brian Behlendorf spoke at the event, encouraging the hackers to focus on finding an interesting problem to solve rather than worrying about building a sustainable model. ReWrite Oakland.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The more food we gave out to the community, the greater we realized this need really was: the dearth in terms of consistent access to food was incredibly widespread throughout our community. We have learned to ask our local bakers, farmers, and grocery stores the same questions: “What happens at the end of the day?

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Lesson Learning Help Law 94

Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

There are many different types of hackathons: from company hackathons (such as Facebook's All-Night Hackathon ) to government improvement hackathons (like #HackWeTrust. Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world.

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