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MacArthur Offers $100 Million For One Good Program

The NonProfit Times

Applications will be accepted online only , from May 22 to August 15, 2024. Complete applications are due before 5 p.m. There were 800 applicants for the 2021 competition and 1,400 for the first award in 2017. The so-called “Open Call” received 6,353 applications. The process also provides public exposure to applicants.

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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We’ve all heard about blockchain, or at least its most famous application – bitcoin. As a database platform, a blockchain can support a range of applications, of which bitcoin is only one. A related application of blockchain in the social sector is the transparent tracking of donations and international aid.

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#AI4Good: Artificial Intelligence & Wellbeing, Ethical Dilemmas, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine and I have been looking at artificial intelligence, nonprofits, and philanthropy. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . Nethope has convening and doing research with global NGOs and technology experts to share, learn, and collaborate on all aspects of AI application in the humanitarian sector.

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How can nonprofits strategically implement digital tools to achieve impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

is because our society has shifted from being a “civil society” and into a “digital civil society,” according to a report from the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Organizations can even develop their own smartphone applications, streamlining all information and invitations through one source.

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Four Tips to Help Nonprofit Marketing Departments Create a Culture of Philanthropy

Connection Cafe

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Get Everyone Aligned Around the Culture of Philanthropy.

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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. South by Southwest Interactive is a major hotspot for new tools to launch, applications and platforms to find early adopters, and those looking for ideas or suggestions to get recommendations from others already exploring the newest, shiny toys. Tech Talk at SXSW. I’ve been….

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The impact of COVID-19 on civil society, part two

Candid

A report from Native Americans in Philanthropy advises philanthropy to maximize general operating support and diversify investment vehicles to meet today’s shifting demands. A survey from Council on Foundations, Philanthropy California, and Dalberg Advisors found that approximately 60 percent of U.S.