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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). The possibilities are wide open. Mastercard is investing in startups that will further digitalize money, Visa now offers a card that earns Bitcoin Rewards , and Walmart is opening Bitcoin kiosks. Virtual Reality (VR).

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Blending Old and New Tech to Make History Come to Life - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

AFP Blog

Blending Old and New Tech to Make History Come to Life - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "The site has been in an open test for the past year and won the 2011 Webby Award for the best site for a charitable organization.

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Why Diversifying Your P2P Strategy is Critical to your Organization’s Health

sgEngage

In the Blackbaud Institute’s incredible npExpert free e-book, The Great Reset: Moving Into the New Normal with Intention , Dr. Una Osili opens with some key findings from the last year of fundraising data compiled by the Lilly School of Philanthropy. Most notable is that in a recent survey of nonprofit organizations, 80.5%

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The Nonprofit Book We’ve Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The article caught fire – not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles – but also business, government, and beyond. It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. How do you blend? It is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. It downloads and it captures. New power is made by many. It uploads and it distributes.

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Harnessing Higher Education Advancement Technology to the Fullest

sgEngage

Philanthropy and external engagement must be given the right importance and focus from the get-go. With this in mind, advancement leaders cannot defer technology decisions solely to their teams but should open the discussion amongst their fellow university leaders.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These ventures offer solid rates of return as well as environmental and/or social benefits, sometimes called blended value. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. People took some pains to clarify that these metrics and ratings were not intended for institutional philanthropy consumption.