Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

. – Share success stories and examples of good use of technology by NGOs, NPOs, and charities. 9:30am IST (Ahmedabad): NGOBOX (India). 11am IST (Dublin): Digital Charity Lab (Ireland). Schedule of Twitter Takeovers on September 26: 10am AEST (Melbourne): Pro Bono Australia. 10am BRT (Rio de Janeiro): Doare (Brazil).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2018

To fill in the gap, social good entrepreneurs worldwide have built upon the momentum of crowdfunding and extended crowdfunding services to nonprofits, NGOs, and charities in regions where online fundraising has been challenging up to this point in the Internet’s short history. Ketto (India). BackaBuddy (South Africa). give.asia.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Rapid population growth and migration is dramatically changing societies and ecosystems worldwide and as this future unfolds nonprofits, NGOs, and charities will play a central role in safeguarding the world’s most vulnerable communities, the land upon which they live, and the wildlife that surrounds them. billion now. billion now.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Joy of Giving Week is a "festival of philanthropy" held October 2 through 8 all over India in conjunction with Mohandas Gandhi's birthday. To celebrate, TechSoup's partner in India, BiGTech , held the Find an IT Partner event in Mumbai to connect local nonprofits with IT students.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Unlike the.ORG domain which can be registered by any individual or brand (but mostly registered by nonprofits and socially conscious for-profits), the new.NGO and.ONG domains can only be registered by nonprofits, charities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and ONGs (non-governmental organizations in a romance-based language ).

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. In a small village in India, 9 year-old Fatima lives in a tiny hut with her parents Priya and Amit. Please give so that we can end childhood hunger in India and help these children realize their full potential. Setting: This is where your story happens.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and giving to charity increases significantly during Ramadan and Eid al- Fitr. WhatsApp Payments are launching soon in India. Generation Z (currently 19 and younger) is mobile-first and mobile-only – and 27% of the global population. 51% of nonprofit CEOs are Gen Xers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It’s why the great majority of accessibility work is done by volunteers, charities, and with government support. If our Bookshare team is trying to help a blind student in India get a book she needs for university, make it easy for us to do that. The base draft accomplishes that, and mirrors the effective exception in the U.S.

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Charity Village

JULY 8, 2021

The report sheds light on the reality of the jobs market for those aged 45-60 in seven countries – Brazil, India, Italy, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the […]. The post Unemployed aged 45 and above face ageism and career challenges globally appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

It's the eternal question at nonprofits and charities: where do you find new donors? GlobalGiving is a charity fundraising web site that gives social entrepreneurs and nonprofits from anywhere in the world a chance to raise the money that they need to improve their communities. About our Speaker. Image: Brandon Martin-Anderson.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Best Friends Animal Society Online Store: There’s no reason to shop at the big box pet stores for the animal lovers in your life this holiday season when you can purchase collars, treats, and toys directly from one of the best animal charities in the United States. [ Shop Best Friends Animal Society ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

To prove that point, this video tweet from @WildlifeSOS that tells the good news story of a nail-biting rescue of a leopard in India received very high engagement compared to their other tweets: 4. Create custom graphics for powerful quotes, statistics, and call-to-actions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Canada, Europe and India. This rapid increase in our collection size has been due to extensive support from publishers: the majority of new books added to Bookshare last year and this year have been voluntarily provided to us by 130 publisher partners in the U.S., These include 6 of the top 10 publishers in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. It is a moving one and a half minute video about the struggle of untouchable caste Dalit children in India to grow up and be as successful as more advantaged children.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

And thus we have a book famine, where the typical blind person in the world has no accessible books, and depends on the charity of others to read books aloud. The Practical Case Charity provision is done on a shoestring. We now have volunteers throughout India adding local language titles such as Tamil into Bookshare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The NASSCOM India Leadership Forum has multiple tracks based on theme. In addition, during a roundtable on social media at the conference, I was fortunate to meet social media experts in India ( @ nirav @ amnigos @ pranavbhasin @ paritoshsharma and @ avinashraghava ) who shared some examples. Tags: india twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

In February 19th, Joel Comm has organized an event called " Tweetathon " on Twitter to promote and sell copies of his new book, Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time and help a nonprofit that supports children in Africa, China, and India. The Water is Life project got underway to help children in Kenya last November.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2011

A View of the Cloud from India Most NGOs in India are small and highly dependent on volunteers. Richard Cooper of Charity Technology Trust ( TechSoup's partner organization in the United Kingdom) suggests that nonprofits be realistic when weighing the risks of cloud computing. Mark your calendar!

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AFP Blog

MAY 15, 2014

Hugh Evans | Fast Company | Business Innovation : A decade later, in 2008--after volunteering in India with Mother Teresa''s Missionaries of Charity and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for not-for-profits--Evans founded the Global Poverty Project (GPP), an insanely optimistic effort to help the world''s needy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

This charity also has offices in India , Nepal , and Tanzania operates its own projects and supports partners in Tanzania, India, and Nepal and works on behalf of children in places like the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Cambodia, China, and Bangladesh. The organization has nine full-time staff.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Areas served: US, India, South Africa. The Boston Foundation is the largest public charity and the largest grantmaker in New England. This foundation invests in closing these opportunity gaps so all students can pursue a quality education, providing a pathway to prosperity for them and their families. The Kresge Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. The finalists are an impressive roster of charities from diverse fields doing great work in nonprofit technology. Google then invited the public to vote for the top winners. 500,000 Grant Winners.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

A View of the Cloud from India Most NGOs in India are small and highly dependent on volunteers. Richard Cooper of Charity Technology Trust ( TechSoup's partner organization in the United Kingdom) suggests that nonprofits be realistic when weighing the risks of cloud computing. Week 3: Security in the Cloud.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

He pointed out that SEs are all about breaking away from charity and alms giving and focusing on pragmatic problem solving. Mirai Chatterjee of the Self Employed Women's Association in India explains social entrepreneurs as private initiatives that used business models around financial sustainability, self-help and empowerment.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

eGood is a new Los Angeles based company that has developed a community website and app that helps shoppers locate charitable businesses and restaurants that donate a portion of sales to charities. Registration is free for charities. She was trolling SOCAP looking for new ways to fund the good work they’re doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) , for example, shot amazing video of their work in India, Uganda and El Salvador a few years ago. Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Listen carefully and you’ll hear the call going up in charity offices everywhere: What’s the plan for our end-of-year fundraising campaign ? ” – Azim Premji, one of the wealthiest and most generous business leaders in India. There is no one size fits all answer to this question. Invest in your donors.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

In 2005, Shannon Keith visited India and was confronted by the harsh realities of brothels and prostitution. Visit the TechSoup Shopify Donation Program page for more information on how to get it for your eligible nonprofit, charity, or public library. Sounds great but wondering how it actually works in practice?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Previously, she produced the Our Social Times and Influence People’s North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team of programmers and designers across India, Romania, and the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

The event attracted a lot of attention because it was an example of integrating a live charity event with Twitter. (See It was launched by Dr. Mani who raised money for heart surgeries for poor kids in India. See this white paper by Susan Mernit for a detailed case study.). The first Tweet-a-thon took place in September, 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

The most populous Muslim country is Indonesia , followed by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Egypt. Philanthropists involved in Muslim world charities not the only risk averse social investors. TechSoup Resources for Faith Based Charities. The Challenge of Philanthropy to the Muslim World. Additional Resources.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

But in the very busy world we live in, many times donations take the place of personal commitment of time.The charity is no longer at the center of philanthropy, it is YOU — the donor — who takes the stage. It’s not the charities who are campaigning, it’s our friends, it’s our families. 24/7 philanthropy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

billion), India ($12.0 This reflects the diverse, new world of international development where foundations, corporations, charities, nonprofits, churches, universities, families and individuals can and are contributing to international relief and development in the developing world. " aid, making up nearly 30% of total U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Charities outside the US can set up a profile. To generate a robust profile, your organization should be able to plug in existing social media presences (Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Blog RSS Feed, Etc) so it seems to favor organizations that have already established a social media content strategy. Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&#

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

Case in point: In 2014, Noah Wong visited Cambodia and India and discovered kids his own age (and younger) were growing up in prisons. With one foot in the virtual realm and one in “meatspace,” they’re starting charity-driven businesses , making serious contributions to the developing world , and changing lives fast.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Whether you're hosting a walk-a-thon, charity auction, or soliciting online donations for an annual fund drive, the success of your fundraising campaign lies in the success of each of the individual participants. This becomes the "hook" that reels the fish in. Provide Participants with Personalization Tools.

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