Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Project 1948 Foundation ● project1948.ngo. Fundação Roberto Marinho ● frm.ong. Kijani ● kijani.ngo.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

This is a cultural shift that involves everyone; nonprofit leaders and staff, board members, volunteers, donors, foundation leaders, members of the public and others. According to the Center for Evaluation Innovation’s “Lab for Learning” initiative , “make thinking visible” to cultivate a learning culture.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Empowering Communities: Participatory Grantmakers Say We Must Go beyond Feedback. Evaluating a Culture. Trust-Based Philanthropy Project. Cultural Organizing Needed for Equity: A Framework of Belonging. Community-based participatory research. Community engagement governance. Here are 6 ways it could go.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We invited community members in, to be active contributors, collaborators, and co-creators in our museum space. We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. They talked about community building. I don’t think there is a way to directly build community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. At the workshop they met a group of fantastic young women – girls, really – who are teaching themselves to design mobile apps to address community problems like sexual violence. You can make a donation here.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2019

Salesforce uses this Hawaiian word which means “family” to describe their culture and the larger family of their customers, employees, partners and communities that “…take care of each other, have fun together, and work collaboratively to make the world a better place.” A huge and supportive user community.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Vu Le is hilarious, wicked smart, and writing extremely important weekly posts about nonprofit management and organizations based in communities of color. Vu is surprisingly singular for his cogent, explicit posts about cultural competency, frustrations of fundraising, and challenges of nonprofit management. and actually funny.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

When we talk about museums or cultural institutions as vehicles of social and civic change, what does that really mean? We all care about making a difference in our community. And we each have specific interests in increasing access, connection, and empowerment of marginalized people. We all work for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The book explores why burnout is so common in the nonprofit sector and simple ways to practice self-care and bring a culture of well-being into the nonprofit workplace. WAKE gets technology and communications tools, training and support to women’s rights leaders and their organizations so they can accelerate their impact.

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Cambodia Empowerment Nonprofit Training 50

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

Subjects to Change is an unusual museum program in that it explicitly focuses on empowering teens as community leaders. While art, history, creativity, and culture are the vehicles for that empowerment, the teens involved spend a lot of their time with activists, civic leaders, and social psychologists.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Our goal is to help civic and cultural institutions become more representative OF, co-created BY, and welcoming FOR their diverse communities. We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. We see OF/BY/FOR ALL as an adaptable playbook for community change.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

--Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project? How did you get involved in the Sigida Keneyali Project?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. Areas served: US. Kellogg Foundation. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Chicago Foundation For Women.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 80

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Technology is dramatically changing the way we work and live our lives, and the social good community needs to account for this digital transformation that demands increased transparency and also opens new doors. Foster a data culture, and a testing culture . Know your audience .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

The Accelerator Summit included interactive sessions show casing their programs in these areas: workforce development , employee giving , environment , online safety , and the role of technology in the non-profit community. We embed the product donation with a connection to the community and capacity building.&#.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success. Build community.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. SOS_Slaves is part of the transmedia project “Sands of Silence: Fighting Sexual Slavery and Trafficking.” Like many transmedia projects, SOS_Slaves is ambitious. Ambitious, multi-layered projects like this have the issue of being hard to fund.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. Areas served: US. Kellogg Foundation. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Chicago Foundation For Women.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Across ten incredible years, Cloud for Good has experienced tremendous year-over-year growth, granting the opportunity to work on increasingly larger and more complex projects with enterprise nonprofits and higher education institutions. Optimizing + Enhancing New Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s Technology. The Selection Process.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The organization says its mission is "to support, educate, and empower the multicultural communities of North Texas. Through comprehensive social services and educational programs, we create access to opportunities for survivors of human rights abuses and equip youth with skills to become leaders in their own diverse communities."

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

American Indian Resource Center’s mission is to develop culturally appropriate resources to meet the needs of Native American communities in the areas of education, health, and social services. It is one of the tribal leaders in the Native American environmental movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Program Design. Peer Learning Exchange: Theory of Change.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Forum One

MAY 17, 2010

Currently, we are working on building clientele in Doha, Qatar as we continue to work with longtime partners the Supreme Education Council and the Supreme Council of Information Communication and Technology. Online tools can greatly assist with collaboration, cultural education and developing business ideas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Hundreds of unique, hand-made art postcards, containing words of compassion and solidarity are hand delivered to individuals and communities all over the world, bringing connection, hope, visibility and voice to women and girls whose lives have suffered from isolation, violence or repression. What is the path that brought you to this work?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Whoever your community is, they decide. Can you define the community to whom you want to be relevant? The community decides what is relevant to them. Who interprets the interests of the community and decides on the relevant themes and activities for the year? Then, we define the needs and assets of that community.

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Teen Museum Voice Collaboration 20

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Given the difficulty in unpacking all of the socio-economic, cultural, political, educational, and other mutually-reinforcing components of digital inequality, simple metaphors can't carry the weight. Andrew Sears suggests that you, "Immerse yourself in the community you are serving and learn from it." What Can We Do, Then?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. What we do is essentially support social entrepreneurship within refugee communities. The "collaborative project planning process" is a mouthful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

We're trying a year of conversation about how to enter the culture in Second Life and the role of philanthropy. Something to make the virtual world better and empowering the community in a unique way. Open spaces like the Internet are always going to be about empowerment and you need to have tolerance. What's your advice?"

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The session, presented by Cultural Connections , focused on museums, exhibits, and programs specifically developed to inspire visitors to take action in their own lives to create social change. There's a huge range of projects designed to encourage visitors to "jump in," "stand up," "take action," and other declarative verbs.

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, is celebrated on June 19th, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, and often also a celebration of African-American culture. Black Youth Project — BYP has various local chapters. Find yours here.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2022

Through projects focused on communication and education, youth empowerment, direct action, research, and material science, we create success stories that set new standards and provide the roadmaps for others to follow. This is the time to think, dream, and act big. About the Author. Cyrill Gutsch.

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Maldives Environment Collaboration Life 52

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Our essential intention is to cultivate partnerships of grassroots women who are working at the community level on issues of environmental sustainability and social justice, so that they can really find opportunities to collaborate and to exchange best practices, exchange resources, and really build a collective agenda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2012

“Anyone who works for the State Department knows that they work for women and for the advancement and empowerment of women,” said Alec Ross , Secretary Clinton’s Special Advisor for Innovation, with pride at the opening of TechCamp Tel Aviv. The spirit of his statement inspired the entire seminar.

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Technology Empowerment Problem 109

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 2, 2018

MeToo was meant to be a movement that provides “empowerment through empathy” to survivors of sexual abuse, assault, exploitation and harassment, especially those in underprivileged communities. Project Life Jacket. What can you learn from Project Life Jacket’s campaign? launched the #MeToo campaign. Seize opportunities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

Founded in 1990, the Women of Color Resource Center promotes the political, economic, social and cultural well-being of women and girls of color. I grew up in Florida in a pretty narrow-minded, and very closed South Asian community. Locally, we run a project called the Technology Empowerment Project of Oakland.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

We believe change is possible in every community. The Tyler Clementi Foundation's mission is to end online and offline bullying in schools, workplaces and faith communities. Lakota People's Law Project. Latino Victory Project. Donate | Stay Informed | Twitter | Facebook. Tyler Clementi Foundation. Make the Road New York.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Redefining Philanthropy - Dwayne Rice Build a Salesforce application to facilitate a culture of philanthropy around education reform by providing a platform to track constituent engagement to lead people up the engagement ladder. Includes computer labs, classrooms, video recording studio, and current technology accessible to the community.

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