VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

2-1-1, the phone number used by millions to access information about community services, is celebrated nation-wide today, February 11th. Community Information Management: 2-1-1s are transforming from list-keepers to community and state-wide hubs of professionally managed information.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

In our most recent white paper, “ Exploring Environmental Social Governance ” we include a section that picks apart the pieces of ESG, including a list of some of the items under the “social” category. As well, this year we published our first ESG results to the financial community. Want to see what this looks like in action?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2022

Whether it’s community services, donor relations, governance, volunteer management, or communications, data plays a critical role in telling the story and uncovering the insights required to develop a response. . DLRS is a community-built and community-maintained open source Salesforce solution. Install Version 2.17

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The problem might be something you’ve never considered. Is it possible that your community has doubts about the organization’s credibility? But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence. It is still possible to create that community, but on a smaller scale.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

Beyond technology, there are cultural shifts that are making a major impact on the association community. Government, healthcare, educational, and financial institutions are being viewed with skeptical eyes. Community building and engagement are new priorities. To fix the problem, you begin adding perks.

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This gets interesting at the intersection of charitable or nonprofit support, and government sponsored support. The problem comes when a client needs to give more information than they are comfortable releasing to gain help, and particularly when that information is expected by governmental agencies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Those already exploring the metaverse can attend live concerts and meet with government officials. Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. Without these, the metaverse risks inheriting the problems of today’s social media, if not becoming something worse.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Foundations are discovering that they cannot address immediate disasters or address long-term systems change without finding creative ways to combine their resources and build true partnerships with government, business, donors, and nonprofits. who are committed to narrowing the youth opportunity gap in their communities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

The core story, as told by nearly 6,000 respondents, is of a fragile balancing act between rising community need and shrinking or stagnant resources for social programs. Particularly in the last several years, in the wake of the financial crisis, organizations have struggled with a variety of challenges related to government support.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Even though inflation made dollars not stretch as far, world events and climate disasters increased need across many communities. It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises. If a government regulation changed or community preferences shifted, would you have time to react?

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

But, our community doesn’t get the credit it deserves for invention. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? It also makes it possible to be more fearless tackling tough problems. This is a taste of how some of the most creative leaders in our industry approach problem-solving.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

And this is a problem. You see, your nonprofit’s Board is ultimately responsible for your organization, interfacing between your organization and the community. It’s also responsible for making sure the organization meets its regulatory responsibilities and files appropriate paperwork with government agencies. It’s surprising.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

As income disparity continues to grow , many nonprofits are struggling to meet overwhelming community need amid the stark realities of funding cuts. Five years later, temporary stimulus funding has come and gone, replaced instead by ongoing cuts to government funding. This is a challenge for both nonprofits and government officials.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Here are five common ways foundations cause more problems than they solve: Providing short-term funding for a long-term outcome. Not speaking up. Not showing up.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2022

Complex Problems Aren’t Solved in a Vacuum. To address these challenges, the connection between technology and community is critical. While many organizations are working on the problem, no one individual, government agency, nonprofit, or school can solve it on their own. Submit an Idea. About the Author. Amy Guterman.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. It is my hope that you will be able to implement these lessons to increase the efficacy of your own board, furthering its ability to serve your organization as well as your communities. Takeaway 3: The board needs training.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In their DNA, they don’t see a problem. At its core, the heavy lift of governance is about crafting the future—meeting the fiduciary duty, the strategic oversight, legal compliance, and stakeholder alignment are fundamental, but they’re only heavy lifts when there’s dysfunction, or unethical or illegal conduct. Isn’t that enough?”

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

When you started your organization, you drafted a set of nonprofit bylaws which are the rules spelling out how your new venture would operate and how your Board would govern it. Simply put, you don’t know what kind of governance rules your nonprofit needs until you are actually operating. The focus should be on governance.

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Candid

JANUARY 26, 2022

The response was clear: In that moment, our donors were focused most on hunger and homelessness in the United States, two interwoven problems that have been greatly exacerbated by the ripple effects of COVID-19. . The severity of the hunger and homelessness crises varies by region, state, and community.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

While there are many types of grants your organization can apply for, there are three main sources of funding for these grants: the government, corporations, and foundations. Government The government provides grants at federal, state, and local levels to ease the burden of overhead or administration costs for nonprofits like yours.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

More recently, health payers and hospitals have joined their ranks in an effort to improve the health of their members, patients, and community members. Historically, the lion’s share of hospitals’ reported community benefit dollars has related to providing patient care services for free or at a reduced charge.

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Tech Soup

MAY 29, 2013

The Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) brings together thinkers, techies, and political experts to explore technology's impact on how we organize, advocate, and govern. Our friends at PDF are offering a 20% discount for the TechSoup community. How can we use this datato solve global problems? Sound intriguing? Think Bigger.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! Don’t spread yourself thin playing where you can’t win.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2021

None of us can solve these problems alone. I’ve seen a lot of judgment and defensiveness in these multi-sector efforts: people in government don’t trust folks in business; folks in business are impatient with or dismissive of government and nonprofit service; nonprofit folks show contempt for government, etc.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

What’s the problem? Loss of investigative reporting: Investigative journalism, which is often resource-intensive, has suffered in many areas, leading to reduced oversight of local government and institutions. Within our own Bloomerang community we celebrate two nonprofits that are keeping local news alive, 90.7

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Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

The Board of Directors is the governing body of a nonprofit. Boards are stewards of organizational missions and of the communities they serve. While the Governance Committee can and should step in to address these issues, it is ultimately the Board Chair’s responsibility to stop the madness. See, don’t you feel better?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face. So what are the problems? The Problems: Sector institutional logics: Each sector has a logic that affects the willingness of a sector to agree on a project. The Process: The problems listed above are preventable.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Investing in education has an incredible multiplier effect as it leads to increased prosperity not just for individuals, but also for their communities and societies. But the 2014 Global Philanthropy Forum clearly highlighted the role that the philanthropic community can play in affecting this shift. It provides returns for decades.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Ricard Espelt to learn more about the various projects he’s working on in Spain leveraging new technologies for public engagement, government transparency and community building. The only problem is the inability to catch everything. Learn more in the interview below.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Homelessness is a significant problem in the United States. The federal government is a major funder of homeless shelters through its grant funds for state and local governments. State and local government agencies. Businesses often create grant programs for specific funding needs or to improve their communities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 8, 2017

Facebook has a handy way of reporting this exact problem and the fake account was suspended within minutes. And, we increasingly have to realize that parking that data openly with corporations that are susceptible to government pressure is not honoring our commitment to the communities we serve.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Young people are not gaining the 21 st century skills and experience required for today's tech-centric workforce—and that's a huge problem.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

As a result, educators have an important opportunity to harness and facilitate this passion by connecting students to the global citizen science community. Students have the chance to present the workshops’ findings to the global citizen science community and take part in the WEF’s programming.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Community foundations — These oversee donor funds, and most also offer grant initiatives. Governments — federal, state, county, and city branches can be a good source of funding. Any awards will also probably be a reimbursement (you spend the funds, then invoice the government), meaning you have to already have funds to spend.

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