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Collaborating for New Solutions To Persistent Societal Challenges

Saleforce Nonprofit

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. Ending hunger requires changing political, economic, and social power structures.

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Collaborative Grantmaking: Rethinking How to Assess Impact

sgEngage

These rigid structures also mean that we wait for results (even if it’s in 6-to-12-month pilot studies), or we copy and paste best practices from other communities based on the assumption that what works in one place will work in another. What if there was a different and better way to break free of the constraints of traditional “impact”?

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget. This guide highlights the top affordable and free nonprofit software solutions to turn to for support. These are all reasonable considerations.

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

sgEngage

The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs. Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change.

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Pro Bono Week Spotlights Collaborative Nonprofit & Education Solutions

Saleforce Nonprofit

In addition to bringing together people from across these sectors, Open Source Commons equips volunteers with the spaces, tools, and training they need to collaborate and create apps, content, and programs that benefit the greater Salesforce.org community. Cori joined Salesforce.org in 2018 focused on building the Open Source Commons program.

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

More importantly, moving to the cloud is a great way to demonstrate transparency, strengthen institutional memory, conserve resources, collaborate, and display tech-savvy. Sample Google Drive Structure Available for Download. 4) Collaborate Outside of Scheduled Meetings. 1) Demonstrate Transparency. 3) Conserve Resources.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.