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Foundation Supported Social Enterprises (FOSE): Expanding the Use of Program Related Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

The foundation opened in 2005 when Nick Simons, a great lover and visitor of Nepal died. Nick Simons was keenly aware of the medical needs in high altitude low income countries such as Nepal. Government t often then adopts these innovations, institutionalizes the programs and scales them up for large social change.

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Foundation Supported Social Enterprises (FOSE): Expanding the Use of Program Related Investments (part 2)

ASU Lodestar Center

The foundation opened in 2005 when Nick Simons, a great lover and visitor of Nepal died. Nick Simons was keenly aware of the medical needs in high altitude low income countries such as Nepal. Government t often then adopts these innovations, institutionalizes the programs and scales them up for large social change.

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How Emerging Tech Is Changing Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

Drones in Nepal. After the destructive earthquake in Nepal, drones provided crucial assistance to aid workers. The Department of Homeland Security chose this start-up challenge format for wearable technology because the format might speed up the development and adoption process. We've still got a ways to go.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi to benefit an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. Relief organizations and others could get an immediate picture of what was happening on the ground. Since then, there have been more than 6.5 Image : Olga Berrios / CC BY. spanhidden.

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The Future of Fundraising is Already Here. Stop Fundraising! Start Inspiring!

Connection Cafe

Being able to follow the money, see change, and directly link results to the donation is now an achievable expectation that more and more donors are adopting. It has allowed for donors to not just be aware of an earthquake in Nepal, but to take action in a way that was never possible before.

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[PODCAST] Broaden Your Message With Influencer-Driven Campaigns | Ft. Jeanette Russell

NonProfit Hub

They also did use social listening tools to find out that supporters were adopting animals, so they were very much on the animal rights side of things, but specifically into adoption of pets and the trending image was black cats because there’s this belief that black cats don’t get adopted.

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How to Develop a Cloud-Based Integrated IT System: ENCLUDE in Ireland

Tech Soup

Foundation Nepal: A Case Study. The charity was Foundation Nepal and typical of a mission driven charity, its founders (Nicky and Amber) were the two main movers in the organization. Foundation Nepal was founded five years ago after Nicky and Amber went on a visit to Nepal. From a Nonprofit Leader Perspective.

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