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An Urgent Need to Support Earthquake-Hit Communities in Haiti

Tech Soup

The island nation of Haiti has been dealt yet another devastating blow. It was originally published on August 15. See CDP's What We're Watching page for news on the status of disasters worldwide, along with relevant disaster-related media coverage.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to shatter previous records by reaching at least $218.3 Proceeds benefit First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books and educational resources to schools and programs in low-income communities. 19) National Wildlife Federation Store :: shopnwf.org.

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48 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to increase 14 percent to $163 billion in 2019. Proceeds benefit First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books and educational resources to schools and programs in low-income communities. 14) National Wildlife Federation Store :: shopnwf.org.

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VisionLink - Untitled Article

VisionLink

Medical Surplus Recovery Organizations (MSROs) provide doctors, nurses and community healthcare workers with the tools they need to treat more patients and improve the standard of care in their community. The Medical Suite (see footnote below) is just one example of an MSRO working to expand healthcare in developing countries.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

The youth will eventually be the citizens and leaders of tomorrow and ultimately make invaluable contributions to their families, economic growth, peace building, and sustainable development for all of our communities. See if any of the funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. National Park Trust.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families.

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Happy National Volunteer Week - Guest Post by Chris Noble

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This week (April 18th to 25th) is National Volunteer Week in the US. The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Celebrate National Volunteer Week and go do something good.Ê For the Smithsonian ?