Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 25, 2007

Steve Cisler heard me mention this book recently and sent me a spot-on article from the Observer, How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa. A book I read that made a big impression was "The Road to Hell" by Michael Maren, who described how U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. Children and youth – 10%. Science and technology – 0%. From the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report : 2) 9% of donors worldwide donated to a nonprofit, NGO, or charity on GivingTuesday 2019. By Region: Africa – 12%.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. This spurred an idea on how we can leverage existing technology and learnings from custom solutions to build an easy-to-use module to get other organizations started with Salesforce. Food Insecurity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 2, 2022

What they discovered is that nonprofits can nourish all of those relationships with technology and data. . When the pandemic hit, Boys & Girls Clubs of America quickly realized they needed to rethink their entire service delivery model to continue making an impact. Technology Keeps Employees Focused on the Right Tasks.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 21, 2022

Americas Mainstage Programming . During this time you’ll hear inspiring customer and trailblazer stories from speakers including Lorraine Orr, COO at Boys and Girls Club America, Darren Walker, President at the Ford Foundation, and Joan Garry, Principal at Joan Garry Consulting. 2022 Nonprofit Summit . 2:00 pm PST .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

For example, in addition to their primary donation page , Feeding America also has an additional donation page just for monthly giving : It’s also worth noting that the “Donate” button on Feeding America’s website functions as a pop-down to “ Give Today ” or “ Give Monthly.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Just a few of The Singing Auctioneer LLC’s valued clients include: Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Salvation Army, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Zoo, Meals On Wheels, Best Buddies International and many, many more. Tom lives with his wife and two children in Upstate New York. 34) Bobby D.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

DECEMBER 7, 2017

One method for an educational nonprofit to expand its reach is by getting into the classroom remotely through the use of modern technology. First, why educational nonprofits and technology? How educational nonprofits use technology. The gap is one that nonprofits seek to eliminate. Virtual classroom connections.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

We know that technology can play an essential role in reimagining a new system that benefits families and communities alike. But technology alone isn’t the answer. and Chicago, Feeding America is the second largest organization focused on ending hunger in America. OUSD is Focused on Holistic Student Support.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Central and South America. Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity. Most philanthropic initiatives are based on what should be done for the Black community, often without input from the Black community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

My hypothesis as to why nonprofits are falling behind is that they think that adopting the Mobile Web is expensive or time-consuming, or they equate the mobile technology solely with text-to-give. Children’s Medical Center of Dayton :: m.childrensdayton.org. Feeding America :: m.feedingamerica.org. 350.0rg :: m.350.org.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Each of these groups provided insights into the challenge, determined a focus area where technology can help, and developed a solution.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

This year, we’re back with two incredible community stories featuring Boys & Girls Club of America and European-based organization, Mary’s Meals. In addition, this year we will be featuring six customer spotlight videos featuring; Save The Children, Make-A-Wish, UpLift Family Services, Thrive Scholars, Greenpeace U.K.,

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries.

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Classy

MARCH 24, 2021

Your nonprofit may have previously organized in-person group volunteering events for your corporate partner’s employees, such as meal prep for your emergency shelter residents or reading books to children in your after school program. Consider using livestream technology to run your event.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Breakout Session: Leveraging Technology to Create an Inclusive Grantmaking Process. This session will dive into how grantmaking organizations can continue to create an inclusive grantmaking process by using technology to remove red tape from the application process and support a diverse applicant pool. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 3:30 P.M.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Oxfam America. Feeding America. Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Her work enables NetHope members to be more effective and efficient through the use of technology . Shriners Hospital for Children. Teach For America.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

With that perspective comes a crucial need for effective technology solutions to connect the expansive organization and empower their work across the globe. Success Story: Helping Children Heal With Salesforce. Success Story: Creating Equity in Education with Teach For America + Marketing Cloud.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

The Trust for Public Land TransForm Transportation Alternatives United Nations Foundation United Way for Southeastern Michigan United Way of Genesee County Vermont Foodbank Volunteers of America Wade Edwards Foundation and Learning Lab Women Employed World Food Program USA YES! 2013 nten challenge Fundraising givingtuesday'

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

That was the logic Lauren Bush Lauren articulated in a 2013 interview about FEED, a for-profit entity she founded that creates simple, eco-friendly tote bags whose price covers the cost of donating school meals to children in Rwanda via the UN World Food Program” What Solutions Are Hiding In Our PDFS? :

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Remote learning for refugee children in Lebanon: Malala Fund Education Champion Nayla Fahed created Tabshoura, an award-winning e-learning platform that helps Syrian refugees and girls in vulnerable communities in Lebanon learn for free. Malala Fund is partnering with ACE Charity in Nigeria to provide children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

At the time, Rufina was the CEO of Nasscom Foundation and transforming the nonprofit technology sector with her incredible networking, scaling, and capacity building skills. This start up has a triple bottom line and is the vision of founder and CEO Priya Krishnan – a woman who is passionate about high quality education and technology.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 16, 2021

Customer Sessions : We’ll also be joining some exceptional customers as they share information on how they have scaled technology, increased their constituent experience, improved fundraising, and drove business value using the Salesforce Platform. The Teach for America Story: Creating Exceptional Constituent Experience.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 27, 2021

Teach For America (TFA) is an education nonprofit operating in support of a vision that one day all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an equitable and excellent education. Changing the Technology Strategy. The remedy came by way of Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Don’t Configure Technology, Configure Its Users. We’re in the midst of two major crises in America: mental health and race relations. OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Brian Pickett, Theresa Olivier, and Shari Carlson, North Peak and Cori O’Brien, Salesforce.org. Tim Lockie, Now It Matters.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S. It’s America's fastest growing serious developmental disability and the cost of lifelong care can be reduced by 2/3 with early diagnosis and intervention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

At the age of 13, my grandfather left his country and ended up as a refugee in America. Despite harsh conditions, he made a new life in a new country, but never forgot his homeland. The project is called “ Tech2Empower ,” organized by Wake , an organization on a quest to leverage technology for women’s empowerment globally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

When this is published, I'm be flying down to Austin, Texas for the Legal Services TIG conference to do a session on ROI and Nonprofit Technology and a workshop on Social Media. We're in the final stretch of the America's Giving Challenge for the Sharing Foundation. Notes for the ROI session are here. re sold already, donate here.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Children’s Foundation serves as the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. At Riley Children’s Foundation, every gift received makes an impact, and every act of giving has the potential to greatly improve the lives of children.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

For example, the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation focuses on grants for organizations rooted in social change and justice, while the Kellogg Foundation provides grants for nonprofits that help children and families. Your organization can apply for one of the foundation’s grants to help children in your community.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Hunger Action Month was established by Feeding America in 2008 as part of a nationwide, month-long campaign to raise awareness of hunger in our country and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the effort to fight it. Qgiv made it so easy to get set up and integrate their technology into our new website.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S. It’s America's fastest growing serious developmental disability. Here is just a sampling of what we have collected so far. in Staatsburg, New York is doing.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

nonprofits like Teach for America take on the hard work of rebuilding and reinventing education in places where schools have failed or where dropout rates among low-income children are very high. She grew up in Central America, studied in France, and is a graduate of San Francisco State University. Even in the U.S.,

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 6, 2012

Jennifer Errick, Park Advocate , a blog of the National Parks Conservation Association The NPCA's mission is to protect and enhance America's National Parks for present and future generations. Mike Berkowitz, Third Plateau • Social Impact Strategies Third Plateau is a full-service philanthropic advisory and nonprofit consulting firm.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Public ideas about health are changing rapidly as a result of technology, medical research, and preventive and wellness services. Alaska Airlines has been ranked the most sustainable airline in North America by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The company harnesses its expertise and technology to create solutions.

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