Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs. Outside of DoinGud, she works with a variety of impact projects and nonprofits. Michael serves on the board of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago where he lives. Wendy Feher.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Bunda, Tanzania: Microsoft Cloud Computing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2011

As I mentioned in my previous two blogs about my Africa trip of last July, I had the pleasure of meeting many interesting people and learning about numerous exciting, cool projects during that three week long visit to Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. The good news is that trachoma can effectively be eliminated.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2010

Last year, using the theme of gratitude and TweetsGiving, Epic Change catalyzed the global community to help build a school in Tanzania. Towards that end, Epic Change has created an online collaborative art project to honor moms across the globe called To Mama With Love. You can see the one Stacey made here.).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

With more than 75 events scheduled for October, there's probably an event scheduled for your community, so RSVP now for one of our meetups. If you're holding monthly events that gather the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Another great example is Epic Change.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Monday, August 7, 2017.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Avi Kaplan, the Community and Events Director at Epic Change , to discuss the upcoming TweetsGiving campaign and events. Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Avi Kaplan, the Community and Events Director at Epic Change , to discuss the upcoming TweetsGiving campaign and events. Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. As a team, we discussed opportunity areas that emerged from our early conversations with the Community Fellows. Casper Stryndom.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Go participate and if you happen to be the winner, go donate the money to Stacey Monk’s, founder of epic change, new amazing project, LaLaLove. Stacey is one who launched the first social media infused gratitude campaign during Thanksgiving back in 2008,successfully raising money for a school project Tanzania.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

For example, simply review the hundreds of ideas listed in NetSquared ’s Project Gallery and you’ll quickly see that people from around the world are hard at work leveraging all kinds of technologies to create positive change for communities tackling many different issues.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

Regardless of what work you are doing – campaigning for political change, providing services to your local community, educating others, or anything else – would it look different, would it feel different, would it operate differently if love was the central message? To Mama With Love is an open, community campaign.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I hope you can take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community. Its unique way of working is project management heavy. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

I heard from an organizer who told me that her last two jobs have come from her volunteer role in our community, and from many others who told me that getting together with their peers is what gives them the energy to continue to find innovative ways to use technology for good. Join them every month for a dose of community invigoration!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared Tanzania in Tanga, Tanzania. Chicago, Illinois: Social Media for Social Impact: Building Your Brand and Engaging the Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

But to many people active in online social action communities, these events had deeper meaning. This is a guest post from Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared’s Global Community Development Manager.&#. But, transparency is even more than this, and really is a part of the Data and Community, too. Well, it means a lot.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Freedom Fone in Tanzania and Ghana. Recently, Freedom Fone was adapted by two farm radio stations through the African Radio Research Initiative , a 42-month project, the aim of which was to assess the effectiveness and impact of farm radio in many parts of Africa. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 31, 2016

Based on these projections, the nonprofit sector would need to replace the equivalent of every executive leader over the next eight years. It keeps visionary leaders and their innovative ideas in the field, which reaps benefits for the communities their organizations are built to serve. Sources: Callanan, L. PHILANTOPIC.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2006

They offer $100-$150 start-up grants to businesses in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Barbara also told us about two other related projects. Here's how VEF works. For example, VEF gave a $100 grant to Flora Khaombi who was struggling to provide food, clothing, healthcare and education for her two grown daughters and her grandchildren.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Perhaps that explains the appeal of community Giving Days or participating in global giving days like GivingTuesday. We are starting to see a rise of crowd funding projects done by and for kids, perhaps as part of the trend of “ PhilanthroTeens ” or “PhilanthroKids.” Raising Money To Fight Food Insecurity.

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Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

As Candid’s Director of Research Standards, Anna Koob, writes , “There are many different methodological approaches to take in analyzing grants data for racial equity and communities of color, but it’s fair to say that they lead to the same conclusion: a colorblind approach to funding predominates in philanthropy.” Even in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This project is a great resource for libraries to share with patrons. The app integrates with both Eventbrite and Meetup, favorite tools among nonprofit community organizers. The app is currently being used in Tanzania, but the developers are hoping to deploy it in other countries as well. Reporting Problems.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Having project managed TechSoup Global's 2012 Global Cloud Computing Survey , I can heartily agree with that. Our App It Up project is a great place to see what is going on with apps and to find app resources for nonprofits and libraries. By the way, Lucy Bernholz' top buzz word of 2012 was " data."

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

She has worked in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with the Village Enterprise Fund, and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development. She is currently pursuing an MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. You can watch a 16-minute documentary about Kiva on the FRONTLINE World web site.

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