Candid

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Oakland-based Global Citizen Year has announced a $12 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett in support of efforts to develop diverse leaders who are equipped to build a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future. Global Citizen Year receives $12 million grant from MacKenzie Scott. October 20, 2021. October 19, 2021.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Tech solutions combined with forward-thinking, inspired, and innovative community leaders like Gita Rampersad, vice president of healthcare partnerships and nutrition at Feeding America, and Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, superintendent of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), offer a model for how to tackle complex issues.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This is a great example of how events like the apps breakfast help social change app developers get feedback on the spot from the nonprofit community. When Alex Petrov learned that he had pre-diabetes, he knew he had to make some serious lifestyle changes. That's why he started Yes Health.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Partially, it's because I've gotten out of the habit, and I'm going to work on changing that. It's about changing the whole paradigm. As you might have noticed, I haven't blogged much. Partially, though, it's because I have been trying to figure out what to say about Occupy. Blog Category: America. Current Affairs. Spirituality.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Partially, it's because I've gotten out of the habit, and I'm going to work on changing that. It's about changing the whole paradigm. As you might have noticed, I haven't blogged much. Partially, though, it's because I have been trying to figure out what to say about Occupy. Blog Category: America. Current Affairs. Spirituality.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

I learned that Oakland's drinking water originates from six places: San Pablo Reservoir on San Pablo Creek Briones Reservoir on Bear Creek Lafayette Reservoir Upper San Leandro Reservoir Lake Chabot on San Leandro Creek Pardee and Camanche Reservoirs on the Mokelumne River I had absolutely no idea that my water came from so many sources.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

" This project encourages citizens to make positive changes in their community. For example, Code for Oakland hosted an event called ReWrite Oakland, which focused how to make the Oakland city government website more accessible and easier to use. Šta se može uraditi? translates to "What can be done?"

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. Our conversation began with my asking Temra, "How are women changing the way we eat?"

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Rachel is a Social Media Account Executive in M+R’s Oakland office. When she’s not helping build content strategy for world-changing clients, you can find her in the garden—scrolling memes and growing veggies. Reach out at rjones@mrss.com. . Abby is a Social Media Account Executive here at M+R.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Beth gives presentations on living plastic-free , and why our personal changes * do* make a difference. When she's not out fighting plastic pollution, she spends her time with her husband, and two rascally kitties in Oakland, CA. You can follow her on Twitter at @PlasticfreeBeth.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Julie Elmore, library director, Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library (Indiana). Julie Elmore is the library director of the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library in Indiana and its only full-time employee. Stick to a three-year plan : Technology is constantly changing, so you want to keep your plan current.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 30, 2009

NEWS This week, Echoing Green partnered with Jobs for Change on a new Be Bold Podcast. 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life Filling the Well: Giving to Yourself Join My Village: Ladies Home Journal Do Good Challenge Make Someone's Day: Write a Letter Whew! It's been a been a busy few weeks!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Apps for Good "is an award-winning course where young people learn to create imaginative mobile apps that change their world." is an organization based out of Oakland, California. Youth Radio's mission is to connect Oakland-based young people with pro developers and entrepreneurs to. Forage Oakland project.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Hiatus August 26, 2008 As many of you know, I’m about to make a big move: to the left coast, to the big city of Oakland (or thereabouts). This is a good move for me, in many ways.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 7, 2009

Great questions: Social media is becoming a key driver of social change, allowing for the dissemination of new ideas, the formation of new communities and coalitions and the realization of new efficiencies and reach by existing social change groups. Are there any rules for #Change Chats? Stay on topic!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

#4Change is a monthly Twitter-based conversation about how social media is helping to create change , and you can see it via the hashtag #4Change. I’ll be chatting this Thursday for the June #$Change chat and hope you’ll join me! Are there any rules for #Change Chats? Details: Date: Thursday, June 11. Stay on topic!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Darius Graham is giving away a copy of his book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World to a lucky Have Fun * Do Good reader! Please include your email so I can contact you if you win. While in Florida, Darius created Books All Around, Inc. , ordinary heroes book

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2007

I'm going to be speaking about blogging at the Writing for Change Conference that I mentioned in my Writing to Change the World post earlier this month. The San Francisco Writers Conference believes that great nonfiction is Changing the World One Book at a Time. writing social change Guess what? For more info.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2011

This all-day conference is dedicated to helping nonprofit professionals broaden their skill set, connect with the community, and get inspired – so mark your calenders for this September 19th, in Oakland, CA. Nonprofit Day 2011 will feature keynote speaker Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, who wants you to sustain yourself while helping others.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I’m really psyched about the Nonprofit Development Summit , happening here, in my (current) fair city, Oakland (I love it that I don’t have to travel so much anymore.) Vote for them , especially the one I’m helping out with (David Geilhufe is the spearhead) on open source CRM. Go figure. It might be interesting. {

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

I was so happy when Ronnie Deaver from ICT , an electronics recycler and refurbishment company in Massachusetts, sent me a link to ICT's list of The 87 Best Blogs for Treehuggers and Climate Change Warriors. My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. Just in time for Earth Day! My Plastic Free Life.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

I was so happy when Ronnie Deaver from ICT , an electronics recycler and refurbishment company in Massachusetts, sent me a link to ICT's list of The 87 Best Blogs for Treehuggers and Climate Change Warriors. My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. Just in time for Earth Day! My Plastic Free Life.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

I was so happy when Ronnie Deaver from ICT , an electronics recycler and refurbishment company in Massachusetts, sent me a link to ICT's list of The 87 Best Blogs for Treehuggers and Climate Change Warriors. My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. Just in time for Earth Day! My Plastic Free Life.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

He was recently named 2009 Young Professional of the Year by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Jose sits on various economic development boards: the Oakland Workforce Investment Board, the Bay Area Business Advisory Board of Directors for the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, and the OneCalifornia Bank Advisory Board.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

This practice and the particular application has changed the way small market teams compete in the major leagues and thus has made this recent postseason a possibility for my preferred team.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Flicker:doug88888 The use of technology for social good is always changing, and NTEN Members are part of the driving creative force. The 2011 Nonprofit Software Development Summit is being held on Novemeber 16th, 17th, and 18th in Oakland. Do you frequently use expletives in those 140 character tweets?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2010

Just a few weeks ago, we put out the call to nonprofits and libraries in the United States and Canada to demonstrate how their innovative use of Adobe software acquired through the TechSoup product donation program helped them change lives, communities, and the world for the better. Other Media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

San Francisco, CA: Mix and Mingle at NTEN’s Inaugural Leading Change Summit. Oakland, CA: Office 365 for Nonprofits. Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Bagels and Bytes: Bagels & Bytes - Allegheny. Friday, September 5, 2014. Honolulu, HI: Extraordinary Machine: Public Access to Public Domain Movie Screening.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Oakland, California: Office 365 for Nonprofits — Bay Area! Washington, DC: Lessons Learned, Online Learning for Social Change. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Youth and Social Change. Vancouver, Canada: Small Changes for Big Results: How to Optimize Your Online Donations. Tuesday, September 23, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

James Leventhal facilitated a workshop in Portland last month along with Adam Rozan of the Oakland Museum of California and Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology. > Steve Waddell writes about building change networks through social media. The Portland Arts and Culture Social Media Convening Workshop. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Guy takes celebrities around the world to connect with young leaders who are creating change in their communities. For example, I live in Oakland, CA where according to an August 2008 Oakland Tribune article , 17.6% of Oakland residents are living in poverty.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Coaches executives on how to lead through change. Foundation’s ability to provide 16 million meals to children and families in the Oakland area in 2020 .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

Well, Chris Waters of the Nomad Cafe in Oakland not only thought about it, he made it happen. We participate in the City of Oakland's Maintain-a-Drain program, and do our part daily to remove litter from the street in our neighborhood. I believe in the value of the grassroots in effecting large-scale cumulative change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2007

By profiling individuals and organizations who enact various visions of utopia, Oakland's Britt Bravo expresses her own hope for a better world. Through Big Vision , she broadcasts interviews with many of the East Bay's most successful activists for social change.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 11, 2013

After my jaunt into the civic hacking world, I came away with a few lessons: Your project will change rapidly over the course of the weekend. One of the coolest things that happened during the San Francisco Day of Civic hacking was how our group morphed over the course of the day. Not all hackathons are coding-centric.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 7, 2007

The same people who produced "Going Within", 49th Parallel Productions , have also created Not Just a Number , a community journalism project for The Oakland Tribune which focuses on the topic of violence and violence prevention. Last year Oakland's homicide rate reached a five-year high of 148 people.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 13, 2015

He currently lives in Oakland, California with his girlfriend and three cats. _. Even if a negative response or two stings at first, it can lead to meaningful change. Chad Reid is Director of Communications for JotForm , a popular online form building tool and has previously worked for several nonprofits. Simplify Donations.

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