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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

Dianna Schwartz , Public Allies Arizona Alumna. My days as an Ally are behind me, but the passion remains: in December of 2012 I found myself on a plane bound for a Tanzanian NGO. Toting my understanding of international development, and my NGO experience, I figured I knew to expect the unexpected. Executive Director.

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Seeds for a Future

ASU Lodestar Center

The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance. Make sure you know what minimum wage laws provide.

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Help a Nonprofit Cross the Digital Divide This Summer

Tech Soup

You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. Victoria, British Columbia: NGO Summer Social. Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix: QuickBooks Made Easy. But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good.

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Nonprofit? Really, is that the best name we can come up with?

ASU Lodestar Center

In some contexts, nongovernmental organization , or NGO , is popular and widely used. I've heard people who work in these contexts use the term NGO to refer broadly to all organizations operating in the domestic tax-exempt sector. Nonetheless, given its currency, NGO is a candidate. Not-for-profit. Yeah, I guess, if you want.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Phoenix, Arizona: Website Building 101: Quick and Easy Web Presence for Nonprofits. Taipei, Taiwan: NGO要怎麼搞群眾募資?- 綠盟經驗談. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Building an Effective Data Culture at Your Nonprofit. O’Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Phoenix, Arizona: Storymakers 2017: Defining Your Nonprofit Narrative. Phoenix, Arizona: Website Building 101: Quick and Easy Web Presence for Nonprofits. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Learn How Your NGO Can Use Adobe Spark and Other Storytelling Tools. Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Thursday, September 7, 2017.

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Your #NPtech Community Calendar for July

Tech Soup

Victoria, British Columbia: NGO Summer Social. Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix: QuickBooks Made Easy. Naples, Florida: Telling Your Story: Using Video as a Medium for Spreading Your Message. Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Portland, Oregon: PDXTech4Good Summer Social. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. 501 Connects.