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Bookshare en Puerto Rico

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I am lucky to be able to contribute this passion to Benetech by providing outreach and membership support in Spanish to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? Bookshare, and the overall concept of technology serving humanity, was very well received.

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How This Nonprofit Increased Donations After Switching to Salesforce

Saleforce Nonprofit

PFLAG is the first and largest national chapter-based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. The PFLAG network consists of more than 400 chapters, which crosses nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

and identified many opportunities for change. Notably, the group debated the tension between short-term fixes and long-term systemic change. Melvin (Mel) hails from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. I am excited to learn more about the challenges others face, and about revolutionary ideas for systems change.”. Melvin Acosta.

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Win a Trip to the Obama Inauguration with Your Commitment to Change

Have Fun - Do Good

Do any of them involve serving your neighborhood, your community, or even your nation? You could win a trip to the Obama Inauguration by submitting your commitment to change to the Case Foundation's online civic engagement campaign, Change Begins with Me. States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.

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Philanthropy Cloud Adds New Volunteer Management Capabilities for National Volunteer Week

Saleforce Nonprofit

For this week’s National Volunteer Week, we’re launching the next phase of our partnership with Salesforce.org. Whether it’s the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tornadoes in Nashville, or the pandemic response in Phoenix, HandsOn Connect works to smooth the way for more volunteers to help.

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Addressing Maternity Care Deserts: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Cherot

Non Profit Quarterly

Our latest report is coming out August 1st, and that report is titled “Where You Live Matters” because it looks across maternity care in the 50 states and Puerto Rico, and it’s our most comprehensive report to date. And we know that nations are healthiest if their families are. We work nationally and in our markets.

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Book Club Part 3b: Talking Institutional Change with Elaine Gurian

Museum 2.0

Today, discussion with Elaine about ways museums choose their direction, how change is possible, and new museum types to be added to the list. How can you change or adopt aspects of other types without losing your focus or mission? How can institutional change happen? I came out of reading this essay with a lot of what ifs.

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