Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Like many years in the past, 2017 continued to bring significant change to the way foundations approach their grantmaking, collaborate with each other, collaborate with their grant partners, collaborate with the public and private sectors and how they are utilizing technology and data to drive their strategy forward.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. How NGOs Are Using Data Maps to Communicate Problems. Open Source philanthropy data open data big data maps Social Progress Index' on NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2010

Crisis Mapping My colleagues at Ushahidi have been working around the clock and around the globe mapping crisis information from Haiti. For those you who are not familiar with Ushahidi, they have a platform that allows anyone to gather distributed data via SMS, email or web and visualize it on a map or time line. Crisis Camps.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. Collaborative Partnerships and Community Support (5 percent). Now is the time for us to challenge the barriers we have created as a sector," says John Mohr, CIO of the MacArthur Foundation. We reflected. We adapted.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Collaboration" is one of the big buzzwords in nonprofits now. A partnership is born.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2012

As you may know, we are collaborating with the Foundation Center on webinars designed to provide you with new ideas and tools to aid your organization's mission. The first webinar in this series, Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good , was held on March 29. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2012

Many of you are aware of the giant force of good that is the Foundation Center. Here at TechSoup, we are collaborating with the Foundation Center on upcoming webinars designed to provide you with new ideas and tools to aid your organization. George Ford has been with the Foundation Center since March 2004.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Foundation Center and TechSoup Global have announced a new strategic alliance ! As our newest collaboration takes shape, we’re exploring new opportunities to co-host events and share our content with the aim of expanding knowledge and insights with wider audiences in the social-benefit sector. About the Foundation Center.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change. It can support funder and cross-sector collaborations and the processes of decision-making. For datamaking, visuals like charts, diagrams, or maps are important for more than data collection.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work. Always follow the funder’s guidelines and keep your language clear and concise.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

Support Children’s Colorado Foundation Gold – Website Established in 1978, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation is dedicated to advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital Colorado through family-centered care and cutting-edge research and treatment. Read below to learn more about each of the Healthcare Ad awards projects.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

foundations’ giving. This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. Funders can learn how much their colleagues are giving and what they support, find opportunities for collaboration, and identify gaps. . foundation grantmaking.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Kellogg Foundation. Richmond, Virginia Graduate! However, we still have much to learn.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2023

Then map out your technology and data ecosystem so you know what you use and how it connects. Strengthen your collaboration with grant partners. Open lines of communication and a clear process will set your foundation up for a long-term relationship with your grantees. Augment your reporting with data analysis.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Once a year, the global nonprofit community comes together to collaborate, share best practices, and connect at Dreamforce. Announced at Dreamforce was Slack for Nonprofits , our newest collaboration platform helping those both inside and outside of your organization work together more effectively, from anywhere.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By taking a long-view at how philanthropy has remained stable through a number of major recessions over the last several decades, we can map a pathway to stability. In the same vein, you may have a long-standing relationship with a foundation but shouldn’t neglect the role of earned revenue or sponsorships.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Healthcare Standard of Excellence County Health Rankings & Roadmaps , a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, uses data to show how where we live matters to our health.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In this article from our 2020 annual report , Laia Griñó shares how people across Candid collaborated to create the website in record time. Because my team and I have been deeply involved in providing data for Candid’s many foundation landscapes, I volunteered to help with the new page. We created a special COVID-19 funding map.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Foundations and public charities funded $352 million for disasters and humanitarian crises. . Fifty-one percent of funding by foundations and public charities was for response and relief efforts. . webinar in collaboration with Candid on Thursday, Nov. Some of our key findings include: . 18 at 2 p.m.

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VisionLink

APRIL 24, 2015

Using our 211 / I&R experience, we are deploying an online resource database, mapping and research tool that connects users to a range of services, including health programs. VisionLink is also proud to be doing our part to improve access to services for vulnerable children and orphans in Haiti, with a new program launching in June.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

There will be opportunities to collaborate with your nonprofit peers from across the U.S. Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company, she has over three decades of experience in designing and delivering training and capacity-building programs for nonprofits and foundations. You don’t want to miss it!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It’s my hope that these trends help your organization as you map out your strategy for 2020 and the years to come. Classy also hosts the Collaborative conference, a three-day immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofit professionals and social impact leaders to learn, share, and get inspired.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2013

This map is one of a series of 80 global maps describing the state of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats. It is the result of a collaborative data and data visualization project undertaken by the Nature Conservancy scientists, working with governments, scientists and conservation organizations around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. But whether you call it “networked” ways of working, “collaboration 2.0” Call this “social change 2.0”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The toolkit was designed through a collaboration between a European agency ( STBY ) and an Indian agency ( Quicksand ), it was commissioned by Nesta and the Rockefeller Foundation , who together saw a gap in the support for innovation provided to the development community. People and Connections Map : Helps you map your network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Source: Foundation Center Focus on the Financial Crisis The map image above is an interactive map that displays the distribution of the most recent support by U.S. foundations to aid those affected by the downturn. Marty Kearns has set up a collaborative paper and discussion on a wiki. You can updates through RSS.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

This past November, I had the pleasure of being in the audience when my colleague, Catherine LaCour, gave a talk on the Social Economy and posed the question—“ How will we build a better world? ” She described a road map for the future, with one of its superhighways being a focus on “radical collaboration.”.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

When working with communities, trying to enable change, looking for opportunities to spark collaboration, love seems like a strange thing to think about for many people. I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. We are starting a movement that has love at the very foundation. Join me in sharing the love.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The solution is to have a recipe or rather, a plan, that maps out all your fundraising for the year. You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard?

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Together, participants collaborate, innovate, and discover new ways to spark change with technology. Presenter(s): Katelyn McArdle, Digital Strategy Manager, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation; Jenn Johnson, Managing Director of Client Servicies, Forum One. Every year NTEN uses a community-driven process to develop the agenda.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 8, 2013

Over the past few years I’ve come to appreciate the Salesforce Foundation’s Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP). But I have to admit, I’m not a fan of the Foundation’s Batch Data Entry tool. And you have to know enough about your data to map the field name and values correctly.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

The site also gives them a space to showcase virtual exhibitions and works by artists throughout Arkansas supported by the AMFA Foundation. Together, our partnership led to an online architecture that could serve as a flexible foundation from which the museum can continue to grow, making art accessible in Little Rock and beyond.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

As you may recall, last month we held a webinar with the Foundation Center titled Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good. Pacific time , we are holding our second webinar in collaboration with the Foundation Center, Toolkit Essentials: Finding Funders for Your Cause. Luce and David Holmes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. Why this resource?

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Classy

MAY 17, 2021

As the largest fundraising day of the year only continues to grow, now is the time for your organization to begin mapping out its strategy to make the most out of your December. Clarify why a corporation would benefit from this collaboration, including things like increased brand visibility and exposure to a unique donor base.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

#GivingTuesday lives online through social media—as evidenced by the hashtag in its name—and aims to create a sense of global collaboration for an annual day of giving. By tracking the hashtag’s geographical use, Curran and her team could see where people were giving and were able to map it. More still needs to be done.

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