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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the Institute of Applied Economic Research , there are 820,000 existing NGOs, also know as ONGs (organizaciónes no gubernamentales), in Brazil. What would you like the world to know about NGOs and fundraising in Brazil? But small causes here in Brazil make a very big difference in social impact.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been volunteering for community causes since I was a kid, something my family encouraged. When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy ). Let Your Kids Choose: Get a gift card from Razoo and let your kids tell you how to spend it.

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One week to go: 2015 NTEN Challenge update

NTEN

It was also fun to have João Paulo Vergueiro sharing how Brazil was joining the Giving Tuesday celebration. This was the first time we had run a short matching campaign and think it was a wonderful way to amplify Jon''s wonderful gift by driving additional donations.

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Telework Tales: The Tools We Use to Stay Connected (Part 1)

Tech Soup

Telework happens when an employee or volunteer regularly does their work outside of the office, usually at home or when traveling. At TechSoup, it has enabled us to hire gifted people who live and work in far-flung places, and yet still do great work on behalf of charities and libraries. It has transformed the workplace.

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7 Ways to Create Highly Committed Donors

BoardAssist

My crystal ball tells me that they are unlikely to renew their gifts. One gift and vamoose – they are gone! Don’t ask her for a gift to support the rain forest and then come back with a newsletter about the Arctic! Ask them to volunteer or get involved in some way. Hungry children in Brazil? Stay on message!

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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

Tech Soup

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. They're the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! Porto Alegre, Brazil: Evento De Design De Aplicativos Para Celular. Thursday, December 10, 2015.

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Webinar: Converting Prospects to Multichannel Gold

Care2

Prior to this position, Adam worked as part of HRC's sustaining gifts program. In this role, Adam is responsible for the collection, management, and strategic analysis of data to support HRC's programmatic and fundraising goals. Adam holds a BA in Economics from Southern Illinois University and lives in Washington, DC.