Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The prize honors social innovators under age 40 who “show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in advancing positive social change” and awards $100,000 to each prize winner split in half between the winner and the organization they are supporting. Winning Combinations.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Maryanne Dersch specializes in helping nonprofit leaders increase their influence and be the change agents they have always wanted to be without feeling rejected, ineffective, or pushy. She is leading a movement to change “nonprofit” to “human investment company” to accurately reflect the contributions of the sector.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. I decided to follow through and attend.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I believe in the power of books to change the world. Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Consider the issues with printed books. First, they are place-based. And, the U.S.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. This rule change will give more than 18 million low-income Americans $9.25-a-month "Closing the digital divide will take more than one year and more than one policy change.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. Nonprofit organizations dedicated to addressing natural resource issues on national forests and grasslands can apply for support to complete projects through three distinct grant programs. Areas served: Worldwide.

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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. Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. Jan 23 -27.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Youth Connection, Part I: Field Building with University Students Moderated by Katie Salen (Parsons, the New School of Design) Description: Aside from creating "future leaders," let's talk about what University students are already contributing to social change gaming by creating a new kind of gaming environment. Gaming is literacy.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

data literacy, device preferences)? What issues do they have? There are different types of primary navigation menus, also known as main and global navigation menus. Example : Marketlinks , a USAID-supported platform that helps users consume and contribute online content along a spectrum of issues. A standard basic menu.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Interested in games for learning and social change. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Grantees - like Global Kids - found the right group to fund. Grantees - like Global Kids - found the right group to fund. Issues: What is our assurance of quality of the game? How do you measure the change?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Our Nonprofits Live interactive series is designed to address such questions and find solutions for the toughest organizational issues. Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences. Many teams struggle with bringing the best and brightest together effectively to get more done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

It is less about the tools and more about the new mindsets you need to be successful. There are two excellent books that talk about this in the context of running an organization and addressing social issues – and I plan to review these in more depth next week. Both by authors with first names of Brian. Schoemaker.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the rest of the article, and the complete issue on Content Curation, when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] With over 800 million global users on Facebook, if you do the math – that’s a lot of information!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It evolves to meet our changing needs, to fit our changing lifestyles, and to integrate into the way we do our work. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Direct Content.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. It is densely populated with 92 million people.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

Issues of poverty, socially responsible investing, human rights, education and health were an integral part of the conversation. We also agreed that we had to work harder at delivering our core common message that disadvantaged communities globally need much more than charitable handouts, they need access to the tools to help themselves.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

In recent years, corporations have made great strides to address climate change. However, climate change affects each and every one of us. Climate change is a global, systemic crisis and there are many points of entry.”. Principle 1: Seek Community Validation. says Jones. Principle 3: Design for Reuse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

The tool of choice has changed from IRC or Meebo to Twitter and the use of hashtags. I remember in 2005 the Global Voices Summit used IRC as a backchannel -- no so much for people in the room, but for remote participation. But it does mean that you can react immediately to any issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

"As a blogger, one issue is 'who is reading?' MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. " Media literacy is a paradigm shift - not an add-in subject.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

Now, a day and two thousand miles from the closing ceremony, I realize I was lucky enough to participate in a very special kind of conference, one which deals specifically with the global politics of science centers. Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. I am pleased that students who were somewhat limited in their exposure to multiple points of view on issues and culture are now being introduced to them and like this are broadening their horizon.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. Our age ranges in all of our global training sites range from 19 to 56. What is it that motivated you to create this program now?

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of funders who spend their time and grantmaking resources on assisting women-led movements to advance meaningful change. Global Fund for Women. Wallace Global Fund. Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women. Boulware Foundation. Vermont Women’s Fund. eWomen Foundation. The Moriah Fund.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of funders who spend their time and grantmaking resources on assisting women-led movements to advance meaningful change. Global Fund for Women. Wallace Global Fund. Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women. Boulware Foundation. Vermont Women’s Fund. eWomen Foundation. The Moriah Fund.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

in Auckland, New Zealand, TechSoup hosted a #Storymakers2014 global discussion via Twitter. Focus on critical moments of change. Important issues emerged in the conversation: data access, data literacy, design of platform, dissemination strategy, and impact measurement. On September 4, 2014, beginning at 3 p.m.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Since then, she's been named a White House Champion of Change and has written (and continues to write) to advocate for environmental causes.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

In focusing on those four systems, we recognize institutionally how critical it is to merge the discussion about these various systems and political education to organizing, and how organizing is one method to initiate change for a more just world. We definitely promote an organizing orientation to education work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Here are some examples of ways people have used the arts to create social impact: 50 Crows Social Change Photography "Images inspire people to act. Unfortunately, mainstream media narratives often work to envelop public perspective on these seminal issues by presenting limited viewpoints and images.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

Barry Joseph of Global Kids recently came to visit the Nonprofit Commons to discuss the potential of gaming for social change. It has become increasingly popular in gaming to blend fantasy-based solutions with real-life social issues. Global Kids' Online Leadership Program.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Founded by Susan Crawford, who now advises President Obama on science, technology, and innovation policy, OneWebDay is a global event that is celebrated every September 22 since 2006. The Internet and the Web are changing every institution and impacting every aspect of life. This year's theme -- One Web.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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