Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. Seeing a problem—like the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria —many will act to mitigate it.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

The program provides nonprofits with a team of experts and software that will help organizations leverage their data to drive impact with AI. Here’s what the collaboration helped these organizations achieve: 1. With the help of DataRobot, the Anacostia Riverkeeper team designed a system to predict if E. LEARN MORE.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The challenges included connecting African farmers to markets, creating an online networking space for women veterans, mapping Africa’s natural resources, and a few others. The participants were tasked with developing digital tools to help nonprofits and government agencies work better together. freespace], San Francisco.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago a group of Seattle global health data experts met at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute to continue a conversation we started earlier this year on global health data. OK, these are hard problems to solve. The impact of donor expectations on data collection.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa. Darcy returned to Malawi a year later to figure out how to help the kids like Isaac. Prior to her trip to Malawi her biggest problems revolved around school, boys and the mall.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. That’s why she was immediately drawn to Classy’s mission of mobilizing and empowering the world for good and helping nonprofits raise more money online. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

From famine in Africa to war in the Middle East to global economic collapse, people are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by all the tweets, status updates, photos, and videos of gloom, doom, and despair. All day, everyday the online masses are being bombarded with terrible news. That’s not good, not good at all.

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2009

These are internet-related projects which we think are worthy of funding because they address important civic problems, they will catalyze important work by others, they are imminently scalable, and they are projects which the private sector lacks sufficient incentives to undertake. Project #1 Global Development Commons. public goods

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused on specific themes. PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We’re looking for new ways technology can help, and we’re looking to bring together experts who are already leading the path forward. We know technology alone won’t solve these issues alone, but we think it can help those who are working to address the issue amplify their impact. CTO, Greenpeace International. Isabella Gonzalez Potter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

dollars and British pounds, and donors in India and East Africa can contribute in their local currencies via our partnerships with ImpactGuru and M-Changa. Our team wanted to know: What other currencies could help us connect more GlobalGivers with more community-led organizations? GlobalGiving accepts donations in U.S. Why It Matters.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Working with an intelligent and experienced staff of a Phoenix-based nonprofit involved focused on global issues, I was encouraged to ask questions of development organizations and to think through a lens of international aid. Local problems, local solutions. I assumed I was well-equipped for this adventure. I got this. But that bench.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The initiative brings together an array of existing, new and enhanced global programs and partnerships that connect young people with better education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Peter has extensive international experience in Latin America and Africa and discussed the problems and solutions he sees from the ground.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 21, 2016

It also helps that the cost to produce virtual reality content is dropping, making the prospect more feasible. Highlight the Severity of a Problem. Sometimes words alone just can’t convey how worrisome a problem has become, especially gradual ones such as climate change. Give Detailed Explanations of How Nonprofits Help Others.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

For example, Tyson Foods supplies grants for organizations that give back to their community, such as nonprofits that help provide food access. Your estimated budget also helps provide you with a timeline in which you’ll need the funds by, which lets you know which grants won’t be awarded in time for your needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Isadora, who is only 13 years, created a Facebook group to help other teens in her country who want to make a difference in their communities and to report problems in their schools. I loved hearing Isadora Faber, a pre-teen girl who lives in Florianópolis and creator of page Daily Class on Facebook. ” Philantroteens.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

by Dinesh Venkateswaran, Manager - Global Data Acquisitions, TechSoup Global. multilaterals, and high-impact entrepreneurs in the social media space, mostly from the western world and Africa, besides others. most fundamental problems that people in less favourable environments. face and how we could help solve them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Fortunately, her new book shows you how to do exactly that, and how to help others do so too. Seeing what most people don’t look helps you get ahead of problems. Use your humanity to help others. Flux is both timely and timeless: It is useful immediately today and also can help readers every day moving forward.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Whatever your social media problem, we'll have a cure for what ails you this June. We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

It is an outrage that girls account for 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa, and 40% of women on the continent suffer from anemia which results in 20% of maternal deaths. In 2015, Noel helped them to publish their mobile app, Women Fight Back , on the Google Play store. You can make a donation here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Million Ton Problem. The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal. Jim will be there to help kick things off and to report back on the latest industry news from Europe. In 2012, EU countries discarded 10.9 million tons of electronic waste.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A Global Neighbour Network: NABUUR.com [link]. Addressing Africa???s s Problems Through Social Networking Sites [link]. Global Women's Leadership Network [link]. HELP International Telemedicine Humanitarian Emergency Mobile Medical Clinic Network [link]. Strengthening the Social Web in Africa [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2010

He's passionate about helping children and obsessed with leveraging the power of "good ideas for good causes.". I'm going back to Haiti in the next few days and need help to give hands-on help to our kids and the townspeople. You can help. I haven't been able to sleep. Crisis Camps.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

The event here in Zurich is the Schwab Social Entrepreneur Summit, where roughly a hundred social entrepreneurs get together with global leaders to advance the movement. This content has been driven by requests from the SEs themselves, looking for help in developing their leadership style and their organizations.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Women are underrepresented in the field of technology, and it’s a global problem. To help, Symantec has sponsored programs aimed at getting more women into and interested in science, computers, and engineering. Symantec Supports Women in Technology.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Several websites were set up to help family members find out information about each other in the chaos. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. The GRO Foundation: Global Relief Outreach.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2011

This was originally posted on the TechSoup Global Blog and was authored by Keisha Taylor. Engaging the imagination, it puts forward four global scenarios, with an accompanying fictional case study that describes how philanthropy and technology may co-evolve for development. Green technology spurs mobile payments development in Africa.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ). You started very young.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 28, 2005

Tony Blair's talk (on Africa and global warming) had a quote that I think explains why: "it is based on enlightened self-interest". Benetech is a non-profit venture that combines technology and social entrepreneurship to help disadvantaged communities across the world. Have I fallen into a den of liberal thinkers?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2008

As the Obama administration ushers in a new era of foreign policy, this nation has an opportunity - an obligation - to aid our global neighbors in Darfur. With your help, we can draw desperately-needed political attention to the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Just Africa. Darfur Voices. GI-NET's Blog. Humanitarian Relief.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Global delegates. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Fund for Community Foundations / Johannesburg, (Int.) South Africa.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 9, 2007

Don't get me wrong, there are extremely sad and depressing stories in here, but mostly it is a book that shares Cheadle and Prendergast's, "Two Paths Out of Apathy," inspiring citizen activist success stories, and tools and information to help you take action. And the Five Helpful Hints for Advocacy Initiatives 1. So refreshing.

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Forum One

JUNE 14, 2007

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out.

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