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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Of course find the full roster of Bay Area Google Impact Challenge Award winners here.

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New Ideas at TED2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Improving childhood nutrition. His innovation is the PEEK software tool : a low-cost smartphone ophthalmic system that delivers comprehensive eye examinations in the developing world, to those who need it most. Old-fashioned cooking methods kill millions each year. He now lives in rural Kenya working on eye care.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. They award grants for educational innovations that prepare youth to become the socially responsible leaders of the future. Educational Assistance and Training Programs. Mazda Foundation.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

Have Fun - Do Good

Folks from every aspect of our society, and every profession are involved in the food system. He is now the CEO of Growing Power , an organization that develops community food systems. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient. There's lots of excitement, but now we have to prove that this works.

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

Qgiv

The AFP Exchange hosted vendors from all facets of fundraising, donor management systems, consultants, email systems, and more. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Misty Copeland and Birgit Smith Burton, founder of AADO and the first African American woman to be voted chair of the AFP Global Board.

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Some Reflections about Social Data in the Cloud from the Social Innovation Summit 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One example comes from, StethoCloud , which developed a solution to diagnose childhood pneumonia. Hon Weng Chong, a member of the team, described StethoCloud is a “cloud-powered, mobile-hybrid stethoscope for early detection of pneumonia.” ” Not surprisingly, charity:water was one of the organizations selected.