Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Canada, Europe and India. These publisher agreements have also included permissions to distribute books outside the United States: most frequently, we are provided global rights. Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. •

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. State/Local.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. TechSoup Canada. TechSoup.org. TechSoup for Libraries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Now in its third edition, the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report provides 100+ donor benchmarks for NPOs, NGOs, and charities worldwide. In addition to the global benchmarks, this year the benchmarks are also available for six regions: Africa. Canada and the United States. 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

GivingTuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving , kicking off the giving season. And w e would like to spotlight a few in the TechSoup community who have joined us in championing this second annual national day of giving : InvestED has launched a volunteer and donation program specially designed around Giving Tuesday.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Montana is the first state in the United States to implement a TikTok ban and Congress is actively exploring a national ban. 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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

One of the top three advocacy positions in the United States of both the National Federation of the Blind and of my organization is campaigning for greater accessibility of commercial electronic books. As Bookshare, we believe we can find money to extend the availability of our collection globally to the poor.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. State/Local / #MadisonNonprofitDay / @nonprofitday. State/Local. Global delegates. Oct 9 - 14.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

First of of all, there is the the appearance of a new and way-out idea that violates the status quo – such as say Local Food – the 100 mile diet. We see the Local Food Movement, Slow Money, Local Resiliency all growing. A million stories about local food or Home schooling on YouTube or on blogs are still fringe. .

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

According TechSoup’s Global NGO Cloud Survey , cloud storage and back-up is one of the most useful cloud technologies out there. Like my colleague Jane Zhang at TechSoup Canada , I pegged the Internet of Things (IoT) as something to watch this year. This is on a personal computing level. Here are the latest standings: Surdoc.com.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

Sponsored by TechSoup Global, 435 Brannan St., and Canada (who do not live in the U.S. and makes no representation or warranty that the Sweepstakes is in compliance with your local law. It is your sole responsibility to review local laws to determine whether the Sweepstakes is lawful in your country. "Sponsor").

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Impact National Conference / Amherst, MA / Less than $200. National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) / Washington, DC / Less than $500. Leadership. Governance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

GivingTuesday is building on the success of its first year — moving from an grassroots-style event organized on a short time schedule to a global charity movement. Here’s some indicators of the movement’s growing success: Many Partners: GivingTuesday does not belong to a single, top-down command and control organization.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Global Fund for Women. Wallace Global Fund. Areas served: US & Canada. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Global Fund for Women. Wallace Global Fund. Areas served: US & Canada. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The Movement Goes Global This Year. The project has also gone global this year, having expanded to Canada , Australia , Mexico , and Singapore. TechSoup Global is a strong supporter of #GivingTuesday with involvement by our great partners like Connecting Up in Australia.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

and we work with dozens of clients in Canada, States on an annual basis, and we look at all sorts of other. The other thing that I think is happening globally is that there’s greater economic inequality. So Fraser Green, great fundraiser in Canada who was working for an organization, left it. But essentially.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2013

national recycling system or law, so in some Midwestern, western and southern states, recyclers tend to charge something to properly dispose of IT discards. This is collaboration between Dell and Goodwill to accept anything with a battery or plug at no cost in most states and also Eastern Canada. There is, as yet, no U.S.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Biggest regret is obvious - I never made it to Web of Change (an annual event held in BC, Canada), and I am sure that was a big mistake. Second, the US is the significantly wealthier than most nations. It took leaving my job for me to fully appreciate how amazing my colleagues were. Also, any regrets -- major or minor?

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Biggest regret is obvious - I never made it to Web of Change (an annual event held in BC, Canada), and I am sure that was a big mistake. Second, the US is the significantly wealthier than most nations. It took leaving my job for me to fully appreciate how amazing my colleagues were. Also, any regrets -- major or minor?

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Back in 1995, in the early days of the internet, a San Francisco innovator named Craig Newmark started a small email distribution list for friends, highlighting local events across the Bay Area. Amazon, born in 1995 as an online bookstore, grew by the 2000s to become the largest global e-commerce platform company in existence.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada. I traveled to Rwanda in December 2005-January 2006 and did field work with Never Again-Rwanda.

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