Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2009

In a recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times , David Brooks compared the global response vs localized response to the outbreak. Brooks shows that if the world had a global approach to outbreaks like Swine Flu, then the decision-making and directive power would be in a really bumped up World Health Organization-like group.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained. Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related. projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor.

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BoardAssist

JULY 12, 2016

Important trends were masked by an exclusive focus on annual budgets, and year-to-date and year-over-year “rearview mirror” comparisons. Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm, and part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services network with brands and affiliates in more than 100 countries.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. has potential for global meetings, public educational events with participation, and remote engagement via webcam. Anyone who uses the designated tag on Twitter automatically becomes a part of the ongoing global conversation on that topic of interest.

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Steve Bridger

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I know this is simplistic, and I’d never have dreamt making this sort of comparison when I studied Development Economics two decades ago. It just leaves a bitter taste in the mouth when at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Gordon Brown advocates a “new global order, founded on transparency, not opacity&#.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Read the entire report to learn more about global trends. Charity and Technology in the Online Universe This infographic from Mashable and Shane Snow puts social good into better context with donation numbers, growth charts, and some comparisons to its offline counterparts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

is a comparison shopping app that reads product barcodes so I can see if I’m getting the right price on things when I’m in a store. Images: TechSoup Global. MyFitnessPal is calorie counter app with a large food database. It also calculates calories burned by exercise. PDF Viewer to look at PDF documents and also eBooks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

This week at the Packard Foundation, I had the opportunity to meet Steve Waddell whose research focuses on Global Action Networks. The production system maps aid an organization to understand how work actually gets done, in comparison to formal org charts. This another area of Steve's interest and expertise.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

As funder pressure on social sector organizations to get better at measurement has increased, whole industries have sprung up with pre-developed surveys and data sets from comparison groups. As executive director of Downey & Associates, Downey and her team serve social enterprises, governments, and nonprofits globally.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Where appropriate, we’ll also draw out some conclusions and comparisons to help contextualize where and how GivingTuesday can fit into your nonprofit’s overall strategy. Donors from 100 different countries gave to Neon One users this year—GivingTuesday really is a global movement of generosity! When Do Donors Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2014

TechSoup Global member: Since the early 2000s. Read our comparison of the two operating systems. Ultimately, Rick said, once people were taught how to do what they did before the upgrade, they were able to work the same, or in many cases better. They just needed some support in the early process. Snapshot: HOPE, Inc.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2015

Their school dropout rate decreased in comparison with the national statistics. This story was a winner in TechSoup's global case studies contest highlighting the very best impact stories from TechSoup's network of 63 partners serving 121 countries. Images: OvidiuRo. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2015

Their school dropout rate decreased in comparison with the national statistics. This story was a winner in TechSoup's global case studies contest highlighting the very best impact stories from TechSoup's network of 63 partners serving 121 countries. Images: OvidiuRo. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. I heard some many big picture connections to the work I do or rather improvise on the ground, that I know I’ll be mulling over and thinking about what they shared over the next few months.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Time to start thinking of us as partners in your quest for global domination of the Internet, not just puppets. years now, and in comparison to Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace and YouTube, the Facebook Page tool set is pretty limited. Enough with the mystery Facebook! Now instead of supporters “Becoming a Fan!&#

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2018

Sometimes being a writer and speaker--raising awareness--can feel risky and fragile in comparison. I love being a participant in global conversations about the future of cultural and civic organizations, and I want to play a more action-oriented role. We did it through action. It is incredibly satisfying to lead change in my community.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

" Another paper, The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration , concludes that "income is largely responsible for the global technology gap" The Infighting. Setting aside the problems with his numbers -- he notes that "While only 3.6%

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven, global network of nonprofit technology workshops and networking events. Since being back in Orlando, I've had an interesting time for reflections, observations, and especially comparisons. In this case, that'd be Margaux Pagan doing great things in Orlando, Florida.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Based upon the survey results of 2,780 NGOs worldwide, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is unprecedented and provides valuable insight into the global NGO sector and its use of online technology. The State of Nonprofit Cloud. A Study of Nonprofit Use of Cloud Software by NTEN, supported by Microsoft Philanthropies.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2019

These events all pale in comparison, though, to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) in the European Union. Why does an EU law have such a monumental effect on privacy globally? Marriott suffered a data breach affecting up to 500 million customers—one of the largest breaches in history.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us.

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Neon CRM

JULY 19, 2023

This global day of generosity began in 2012 and has only grown bigger and bigger with each passing year. givingtuesday toolkit Kickstart your year-end fundraising with a global day of generosity This toolkit has everything you need to mount a fantastic GivingTuesday fundraiser and supercharge your end-of-year giving. Get the guide 4.

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Candid

JULY 21, 2021

Since 2010, Candid and Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) have partnered to produce Advancing Human Rights, an annual report that tracks the evolving state of global human rights philanthropy. For comparison, total human rights funding in 2018 was equivalent to just 12 percent of Facebook’s operating expenses in the same year. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Note from Beth: Last month during one of our book talks for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , ” at TechSoup Global, Rachel Weidinger from Upwell came up to say hello. 5 Big Listening Helps You Identify Which Angle of Your Issue Has the Best ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

It was a bit tough catching up on the acronyms but the Global Impact Investing Network (GINN) has taken up a chunk of the work. The group, in collaboration with other impact investors and intermediaries, has developed a set of standards (taxonomy) that would facilitate comparisons of financial, operational, and impact data.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2015

In comparison, overall charitable giving to 5,170 nonprofits representing over $17 billion in annual giving grew 1.4 Working closely with Herbalife, the global nutrition company, the Herbalife Family Foundation raises money from people throughout the world who sell Herbalife, and from Herbalife employees and customers.

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Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

Since 2010, Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) and Candid have partnered on research that maps funding for human rights globally. Over this time, we have had a glaring omission: our research has not captured funding related to race or ethnicity, despite significant and global human rights work in this area. pages 10 and 12. [4]

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Neon CRM

MAY 26, 2023

Operations & Leadership Why Using Specific Association CRM Software Is Beneficial 7 min read Read Now Association Management Software Comparison Association management software is available from a wide range of providers, though not all offer the above features. Here are a few top options to consider.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Key Insights from the 2010 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 27th, 2010 Blackbaud has conducted its North American State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey annually for six of the past seven years.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Consider, for example, exhibits on global warming. Bottom line, this comparison has made me realize that the thing that excites me about data visualizations is this empowerment. Content-wise, we are so interested in connecting the dots that we don't allow the kind of open-ended exploration that Name Voyager provides.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

We worked co-creatively with a group of anthropologists and archaeologists from UCSC to produce a small exhibition on the 3rd floor based on a pre-existing exhibition they had created about how they encounter and work with objects in their global research. First Floor Exploring and making jars with the instructional mural in the background.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

I think the real answers lie in the small, diverse, creative solutions we come up with ourselves in our communities, by ourselves, or with our friends, or with a global group. It may be a bigger group, but the emphasis is on diversity and creativity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Here’s what I learned: Global Social Media and Mobile Usage Studies and Internet Penetration. I’ve been curating infographics summarizing social media and social network studie s of American and global audiences, but one of the best resources global social media and mobile data is We Are Social.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

We have another date for the end of the global digital divide! Mikey O'Connor of ICANN provided one of the pithiest warnings: "The Internet will be used as the most effective force of mind control the planet has ever seen, leaving the Madison Avenue revolution as a piddling, small thing by comparison." Digital Inclusion.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Alternatively, you can run two different email campaigns and compare their performance, then use that comparison to inform future campaigns. Participate in GivingTuesday GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that takes place every year on the Tuesday after Black Friday. In 2023, GivingTuesday falls on Tuesday, November 28.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 1, 2018

The 2018 Global NGO Technology Report provides insight on the online and mobile communication tools NGOs around the world use to promote general awareness, communicate with core audiences and raise funds from donors, as well as an analysis of those online tools and comparisons of regional usage. section of the report.

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