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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in Brazil 

Candid

The following case study from Brazil reveals how the social sector responded and adapted to the challenges and opportunities created by COVID-19. . Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded over $1 million to Jupiter Intelligence to support the development of a wildfire decision support system with real-time fire risk intelligence for improved early detection and assessment of wildfires. . Support local nonprofits and knowledge in the U.S. and internationally.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! They are places where we learn and become something greater than we were.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Eric manages the Food and Climate Justice Unit at Oxfam America, part of the Food Systems Unit. She has strong engagement and extensive knowledge of working with governments, implementing multi-sector evidence-based programming and nutrition information management. Eric Munoz. Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America. Mia Blakstad.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

In addition to providing direct support to local nonprofits, LIN also serves as a vehicle through which donors can effectively contribute their knowledge, energy, and resources to support these nonprofits. It uses a crowd-funding matching system like the famous Kiva.org system. It is also a major exporter of rice.

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Sarah Davies: Intellectual Property Legislation with Human Rights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

About five years ago, Brazil violated American intellectual property agreements by producing an AIDS drug for a fraction of the cost of the American company who developed it. What is your advice for people who sell their knowledge/content? Very knowledgeable and a good writer. Get tech saavy. He is an activist for EFF.

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Cybersecurity: What All Nonprofits Need to Know

The Modern Nonprofit

To equip you with knowledge and actionable advice, Ekin Sisli, Director of Systems Engineering at Flipcause, is sharing what all nonprofits need to know about cybersecurity. If you use a shared file system in the cloud, like Google Drive, set permissions so that users only have access to the folders they absolutely need.

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