Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit working to end the killing in America’s animal shelters through adoption, spay and neuter education, and no-kill initiatives. 100% of profits help fund Surfrider’s mission to protect the world’s ocean, waves and beaches. 2) Fair Indigo :: fairindigo.com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 27, 2012

Although I'm firmly on the nonprofit side with Benetech (because we focus on big issues where the market is failing), it's definitely easier to get funded sustainably if you have an exciting and invest-able business plan. The rise of for-profit social enterprises has been quite exciting. The economics are compelling.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The observations presented in this blog post deal with some of the things we have learned while founding and then running a small community development NGO in an indigenous Guatemala village of about 1,500 families, called Chocolá. We consulted the Guatemala NGO Network in Antigua for guidance and attorney/accountant referrals.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

For example, Welmer Cordova, who was badly burned in a gas explosion in Guatemala, lost part of his right hand. Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, this project is a 12-week program, which started June 8, for six start-ups ending with a demo day hosted by partner Wearable World in San Francisco.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This event was very exciting, as we have never previously received federal funding for Bookshare.org. We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Donna Callejon with kids in village in Guatemala - the houses, latrines, etc are being built partly with Global Giving support. Do you typically fund American projects? for $35 an indigenous woman in Guatemala will get quality training on weaving, allowing her to then participate in the global markets for crafts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

We just won a $5 million competition that will fund our DIAGRAM R&D center to tackle the problem of image accessibility for people with print disabilities. We’re helping the environmental movement become more effective through using Miradi to manage its conservation projects and to better steward environmental assets.

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