Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

Water.org ’s approach to empowering people with safe water and sanitation delivers on long-term impact expectations and makes it convenient for donors to create the change they wish to see in the world. This metric in mind, monthly donors know the measure of their impact when they check the box to make their donation monthly.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether you’re interested in learning about responsible AI, cybersecurity, APIs , staff empowerment, or something specific about Blackbaud software , we’ve got a session for you. Join us April 7–10, 2024 in Reno, Nevada Blackbaud is dedicated to fueling impact in schools and we cannot wait to connect with our community at ATLIS 2024.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Each time you consider adding to your team, it’s a choice that has a critical impact on your organization’s future. We are aggressively challenged to deliver value. In this competitive environment, the impact that people make on brand and culture has never been more important. This is a unique time for the association community.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

Empowerment is the greatest form of impact. It’s one of the most effective ways for companies to achieve social impact goals. Here are some highlights from the past year that show the impact of pro bono volunteering on its many stakeholders. Vice President, Tech for Social Impact, Salesforce.org. About the Author.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. ENA Culture Statements Staff The Emergency Nurses Association will seek at all times to foster and maintain a culture of excellence, commitment, empowerment, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability. Could the issue be trust?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Dynamics of Donation Drives Inclusivity and Empowerment At its core, a donation drive fosters inclusivity, inviting people from diverse backgrounds and walks of life to participate. Donation Drives Amplify Impact By pooling resources, donation drives amplify the impact of individual contributions.

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2021

This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge because a challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions, but we can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. Telling stories through images of empowerment. Amplifying the voices of female peacemakers.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 15, 2023

As we celebrate, it’s essential to reflect upon the profound societal impacts of these organizations and the indomitable spirits of their leaders. Over a century later, the number of nonprofits has burgeoned, as has their profound impact on our communities, economies, and daily lives.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. A few weeks ago, we learned that SafeNight is a finalist in the Reimagine Opportunity Challenge from Partnership for Freedom. This challenge seeks to bring innovative solutions to the anti-trafficking field.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

This unique annual gathering brings together political, business, civil society, and media leaders to discuss big ideas and challenges. Whether campaigning for the future of our planet, directing documentaries, or creating content that spotlights global issues, social empowerment and environmental education are at the core of Jack’s work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 18, 2018

I saw myself rising to each new challenge. This creates a self-sustaining cycle of empowerment, which is critical to ending the disconnection and disempowerment that prevent individuals from living the life they are worthy and capable of. Thanks to Public Allies, I am now, and forever, an agent of impact.

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Givinga

JANUARY 26, 2021

A look back at 2020 shows that unprecedented challenges often lead to unexpected opportunity. We’ve all faced the impact of COVID-19 – from job loss to home-schooling our children to mental health concerns, or much worse – but in keeping with the resiliency of the human spirit, the scale and scope of the pandemic has driven innovation.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. Congratulations to all of these award winners, and collective gratitude to all the participants in this year’s digital storytelling challenge. Again, congratulations to all of the winners and participants of this year's challenge!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Her answer to the question about capacity building programs leading to better impact will surprise you. In addition to the countless lunches, coffees, roundtables, focus groups and other opportunities for feedback and discussion I engaged in I also dug into the evidence on the impacts of capacity building on organizations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. Unfortunately, adding to the complexity right now are the economic challenges hitting every sector. It is a gift of empowerment to nonprofits, volunteers, and the communities around us.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2021

We talked extensively about her priorities in her new role, Goodwill’s biggest challenges, closing the opportunity gap, and the importance of technology in solving big problems. To that point, what’s the biggest challenge that Goodwill faces today? OC: The impact we can make is so visible. About the Author.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

While many changes have been positive, others have been more challenging for both leaders and employees. In the trends report, 85% of those surveyed said staff retention will continue to be or increasingly become a challenge. According to Urban Institute’s 2021 Nonprofit trends and impacts report , U.S.

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Kindful

AUGUST 17, 2021

Share stories of impact directly with board members to remind them of why the mission is so important. Challenge them. Don’t forget to include your board when you celebrate impact. Here are a few tips to invite and encourage members to participate in this type of fundraising: Inspire them. Thank and acknowledge them.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Cause Camp’s goal is to leave you informed and inspired, ready to take on any challenge. Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Being a nonprofit professional isn’t easy.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Austin, Texas: Communicating with Impact: Adobe Spark | #Storymakers2017. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Mahikeng, South Africa: Rural Tech Empowerment. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits. Thursday, September 21, 2017. Saturday, September 9, 2017.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Fifty-one percent of Americans reported mental health challenges at work since COVID-19 began, and 30% are fearful to report their mental health struggles to their employer. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. Get Registered Now for Free.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

With such a major impact, it’s important to help keep female entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses thriving. With their unique grantmaking model, the Women First International Fund works closely with their grantees for six years to empower organizations to tackle years-long challenges with ample support.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

Rusty Morgen Stahl, in an article examining research on nonprofit hiring strategies, wrote for The Foundation Review, “It is reasonable to ask what has been done to tackle the talent challenge. Executive search firms are costly but can positively impact ROI for the organization if the ideal candidate is recruited and selected for the role.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Evaluation Capacity = ability to do and use evaluations The key to achieving more effective evaluation and overcoming these challenges is evaluation capacity building (ECB). By following these steps, your organization can replace poor capacity with self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

To truly move the needle towards ameliorating social challenges throughout the world, we must revisit the efficacy of what has been measured and how. By working together on PM, funders and nonprofit service providers will improve sector-wide learning, and ultimately move the sector towards greater impact.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

The chatter is everywhere, and it can be challenging for organizations, especially those that tend to have fewer technical resources on staff, to know how these new tools might help (or hinder) their work. This can be a challenging and time-consuming process and requires constant attention to maintain your model over time. LEARN MORE.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

"After running successful community websites in London's challenging Kings Cross I wanted to help other communities achieve the same sense of empowerment and communication. There have been efforts across the field to gather data about the impact and outlook for nonprofits and funders alike.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Examining these cross-sector collaborations reveals advantages for nonprofit leaders seeking greater impact. They can be from business, government and civil society, which combine the competencies of each, to resolve a specified problem or challenge. In Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, James E.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States. … Read More

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

It aims to provide a gateway towards empowerment, educational, and employment opportunities to lead a fulfilling, prosperous, and purposeful life. Smooth Transition is an appreciative recipient of the donations we received from Symantec and we look forward to providing even more impactful community programs as a result."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I am thrilled to announce the official launch of my third book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout with co-author Aliza Sherman. WAKE gets technology and communications tools, training and support to women’s rights leaders and their organizations so they can accelerate their impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Note from Beth: During the Mashable Social Good Summit earlier this week, I ran into Akhtar Badshah from Microsoft with colleagues who were on a panel to discuss the challenges facing youth today or the “opportunity divide.” Microsoft will match individual donations through Give for Youth, through October 1st and up to $100,000.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes. Why Impact-Per-Dollar is a terrible, harmful way to measure nonprofit effectiveness. Choosing to be a Liberated Gatekeeper.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Knowing that they would not be able to create long-term impact alone, the MLK Scholars Program was born. Boston University provides in-kind space to host professional development forums, EVERFI supplies financial literacy coursework, and Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment adds expertise in the youth development space.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

With Bookshare , Benetech’s online library for people with print disabilities, our ebook-based approach to the accessibility challenge has already delivered on the promise of ending the famine of accessible books in the United States. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries.

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