Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

As you may recall, last month we held a webinar with the Foundation Center titled Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good. Pacific time , we are holding our second webinar in collaboration with the Foundation Center, Toolkit Essentials: Finding Funders for Your Cause. More About the Foundation Center.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

According to Investopedia, philanthropy involves charitable giving to worthy causes on a large scale, but it is much more than just a charitable donation. Nonprofits are set up to support a variety of social causes, such as educational, health, scientific, public safety, and human rights. In the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2012

Did you miss last week's webinar, Toolkit Essentials: Finding Funders for Your Cause ? Foundation Center Resources. During this webinar, the Foundation Center's David Holmes walked us through various resources, including GrantSpace , a free information resource focusing on finding funding and grants.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

An easy way to get started on this fundraising idea: Thank the folks that gave to your cause last year and invite them to get more involved. Learn what resources your local community foundation, nonprofit resource center, or library may offer to help you find and connect with new funders, including free access to Candid’s tools and resources.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Foundation Center and TechSoup Global have announced a new strategic alliance ! Our goal is to leverage our extensive and complementary networks of individuals and organizations to provide knowledge, training, and tools to nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs around the world. About the Foundation Center. About Our Alliance.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

DIY Fundraising increased during the pandemic as a result of in-person event cancellations and supporters looking to champion their causes during regional lockdowns. JDJ Charitable Foundation partnered with comedian and influencer Nicky Cass encourage fundraisers to complete a virtual 5k Challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. Help the organization by researching and compiling information on foundations in your area or state. Build a relationship with the staff and board of your local community foundation. Prospecting.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2014

But the real question is, is your nonprofit or public library ready to use the most popular tool in history to change the world? Eastern) for Mobile Impact 101: Taking Your Cause Mobile to learn how your organization can harness the potential of mobile for fundraising, marketing, advocacy, and programs. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Zach has Cerebral Palsy , which causes movement and coordination problems, and which keeps him from speaking and walking. Zach Bryant The change happened when Zach was in high school and his Assistive Technology teacher introduced him to Benetech’s Bookshare library. Zach Bryant loves reading non-fiction.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. Please consider supporting our cause by donating to and sharing our fundraiser with your friends, family and colleagues.

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Candid

MAY 19, 2021

Reprinted from The Atlanta Women’s Foundation. According to the same Kaiser Family Foundation report, forty-seven percent of women have reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder compared to 38 percent of men in December 2020. billion to mental health causes.* Foundation. Bulow Campbell Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2012

case you haven’t heard, 501(c)(3) private foundations are now eligible to receive donated video conferencing, online collaboration, and remote desktop solutions from the Citrix Online Donation Program. In addition to the Citrix program, there are many other donation programs on TechSoup that are open to private foundations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. That first weekend in Kenya, when I didn’t climb the mountain, I stayed in the orphanage library. Guest Post by Claire Williams, Twitter.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. I like to give you those tools to let you work more efficiently because I have this belief that raising funds for causes you care about shouldn’t mean working 60 hours per week forever. They’re deeply invested in these causes.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

Repeat fundraisers bring in more money, more consistently for the cause. In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts. Fundraising Page Badges. Facebook Covers.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To effectively advance your cause and push your fundraising goals forward, your nonprofit needs a strong internal infrastructure and team. This will help your nonprofit establish the foundational support it needs to make its campaigns successful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. Migel, whose experiences with blindness caused during World War I, led to him helping start the Foundation. It was named for the first board chair of AFB, M.C.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Check out these resources to help your organization build a solid foundation: . Cause Camp | The Top Nonprofit Conference. Cause Network. Many organizations reach an early plateau because they fail to grow their organization in a diversified and organic way…Don’t make that mistake! What is a Vision Statement? FREE Guides.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

And gen Y who will come of age in a post-print era will be connecting to causes and giving to nonprofits through technologies that haven’t been invented yet. Milliennials also value privacy and time away from mobile and social media, reading print copies of books, and regularly visit libraries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Knight Foundation, our SocialCoding4Good initiative will kick off later this year. Led by Benetech’s VP of Engineering Gerardo Capiel, we will create an online space, SocialCoding4Good, where people in the tech community interested in social causes can volunteer ideas, connections, time and skills. and James L.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

On January 18, I had the great pleasure of chatting with the Foundation Center 's Lisa Brooks and Gabriela Fitz during our live webinar, Why Research Matters to Grantseekers. During this webinar, Lisa and Gabriela outlined the benefits and functions of the Foundation Center's IssueLab. Did you miss the live event?

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY – TEXT-TO-GIVE . It is no secret that Achieve is a big fan of the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County*, not to mention the. In response to this unforeseen need, the Education Foundation launched a COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund that has raised over $124,000 so far. .

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

Access to quality research provides nonprofits and libraries the ability to improve services, strengthen funding proposals, and share knowledge within the field. How can IssueLab help nonprofits and libraries? Want to see more content from TechSoup and the Foundation Center ? Finding Funding with the Foundation Center.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For that reason, peer-to-peer events depend on fundraisers who are dedicated to your cause and good at fundraising. Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation created a very robust FAQ page for event participants. In addition to traditional questions and answers, they embedded instructional videos and provided a participant resource library.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Brennan has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment and blindness. He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. Consider third grade student Brennan Draves.

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

Furthermore, organizations that put themselves on the sidelines during times of crisis, due to their own assumptions about donor capacity or feelings of inadequacy around their cause type (i.e. “we’re just a library foundation; food banks are much more important right now”) do so at their own peril.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. My colleagues who support the The Sharing Foundation also make fundraising for their favorite cause a family activity. "Time, enthusiasm, expertise, skills.it Additional Resources.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

While both are important to your nonprofit, charity, cause, or library, both together just might be its secret weapon. As the co-founder and chief strategy officer of Elefint Designs, he has dedicated his professional life to helping good causes communicate in ways that are strategic and engaging. About CommBuild.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Check out these resources to help your organization build a solid foundation: . Cause Camp | The Top Nonprofit Conference. Cause Network. Many organizations reach an early plateau because they fail to grow their organization in a diversified and organic way…Don’t make that mistake! What is a Vision Statement? FREE Guides.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

7 Foundational Steps To Planning Your Best Giving Tuesday. Use Twitter to promote your campaign and rally supporters to your cause! Organizing your donor database is a critical step in setting the foundation for strong relationships with your donors on Giving Tuesday and beyond. Here are four steps to getting organized.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Our first webinar in this series, which took place on May 8, 2014, was called Mobile Impact 101: Taking Your Cause Mobile. Darian talked about lots of things, very broadly: Why mobile presents a huge opportunity for any nonprofit or public library. TechSoup Article: Mobile for Nonprofits and Libraries. Product Donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

One of my longtime flickr contacts, an artist named Darlene, just sent me a note that when her paycheck arrives, 10% is going to the Sharing Foundation. So, in return, I'm plugging her cause - Life in Africa and this cause. " And, she has volunteered to help me with my Sharing Foundation America's Giving Challenge.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

They supply charities, libraries and foundations with discounted Cisco and Polycom office phones. TechSoup's Chief Business Development Officer, Gayle Carpentier, had been searching for a way to offer phone systems for nonprofits and libraries for a long time. How It All Started. How Charities Actually Use BetterWorld.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 1.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Raising money for personal causes, and medical fundraising, in particular, is having a moment in places like India with crowdfunding websites like GlobalGiving’s partner, Impact Guru. Subscribe to get the best content from the Learn Library once a month. Featured Photo: Business School for rural women in India by Mann Deshi Foundation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Eligible nonprofits and libraries can request a special NOZA discount through the end of this week. Major gifts come from three primary sources: (1) Corporations (2) Foundations (3) Individuals. According to the annual GivingUSA Foundation statistics (PDF) charitable giving in the U.S. Foundations: $41.2 billion (5%).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Aaron's favorite cause-related video: (Please visit the site to view this video). Raven Brooks is the executive director of Netroots Foundation and Netroots Nation. Raven's favorite cause-related video: (Please visit the site to view this video). Connect with Aaron on Twitter at @AaronMSB and @NPFilm.

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