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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Online Strategies for Open-Government / Ideas from the Obama Team

Forum One

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. government CTO, spoke about how DC has created more than 200 data feeds on D.C. A tall order. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C. city issues and indicators.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . Senior Vice President for Military, Veteran and Government Affairs. Global CTO, Tech for Social Impact. Global Movement. Instrumental in shaping the global Giving Tuesday movement .

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Meet Christopher Himes, Classy’s New CEO With an Obsession for Verifiable Value

Classy

A: I began my career working at the nonprofit that runs Fair Trade, a global movement that makes sustainable development goals a reality. I led their core Certification operation and launched the Global Producer Services group. Without the best online fundraising technology, nonprofits are leaving money on the table. .

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." We are also engaging with the Government of Iraq through the development of new web portals that will assist with project management and connecting with citizens of the country. Muslim relations.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. They have to let the community drive.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Read More » Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges Joe Anderson in Influence 1 Jul 2010 This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If We also saw some. Muslim relations. " A key message was.