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Types of Nonprofits: A Comprehensive Guide

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What is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)? An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. This type of nonprofit often works in poverty alleviation, healthcare, education, and disaster relief.

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TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs

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As the weeks pass, the disaster recovery is increasingly shifting out of the hands of professional first-responder organizations into the hands of the local NGO community. Unfortunately, many of the nonprofits that will help communities recover have themselves been affected by the disaster. About TechSoup Japan.

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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

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However, drones are also being used for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering aid, tracking environmental conditions, and helping out in disaster relief. Here is what we've found out about how drone technology is being used to benefit humanity. Assessing disaster-stricken areas. What Are Drones, Anyway? Tracking storms.

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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Regarding the cultural side, I’m very optimistic and really hope to see more men involved in charitable giving as well as companies showing more public support of nonprofits! 53% donate to crowdfunding campaigns that benefit individuals. 4% create online peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to benefit organizations. ?

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. This is an NGO that is relies heavily on good communication and effective project management. According to Kyo Shimizu, KnK ‘s public relations officer, who also takes care of the computer network in the office. All of them happen to use Microsoft Office to good advantage.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S. I like their new free publication, Cloud Computing for Nonprofits. It’s a plain English primer on what cloud computing is and how it benefits nonprofit organizations. gear up to administer standardized tests digitally next year.

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Nonprofit Tech Forecasts for 2013

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We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate. Mobile Computing. The Cloud in 2013.

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