Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Amanda believes in collaboration, empowerment, trust and wicked-good customer service. Benefactor Group is currently working with arts, culture, and educational institutions; human service organizations; the faith community; and others working to improve the quality of life. She has loved every minute of it.

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People Donation Ohio Online 59

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

The pandemic initiated a massive worldwide shift in how and where work gets done, and nonprofit organizations were not spared. In a 2021 survey by NonprofitHR , more than a third of those surveyed (35%) said they left their jobs due to dissatisfaction or disengagement with the current organization or culture. Bridging Skills Gaps.

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Survey Trend Change North America 59

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? I was with two close friends who work in social service organizations focusing on homelessness and criminal justice respectively. We all work for nonprofits. Museum work is mostly non-contact.

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Arts Work Museum Homeless 51

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. Their studies, work with technology, and their lives have been disrupted. I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment.

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International Cambodia Technology Ukraine 50

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. Education in Cambodia is the path out of poverty and I am grateful that the modest amount of royalties from book sales have helped these young women make a better life.

Cambodia 50

Cambodia Empowerment Nonprofit Training 50

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Philanthropy Reconsidered: Private Initiatives – Public Good – Quality of Life. Solutions Privilege: How privilege shapes the expectations of solutions, and why it’s bad for our work addressing systemic injustice. Evaluating a Culture. Cultural Organizing Needed for Equity: A Framework of Belonging.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

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. It''s about empowerment and community leadership through art and history. Scale is still a challenge for co-creative work.

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Teen Change Museum History 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

The program works in partnership with states across the country. "Our One theme he touched on that resonated throughout the day is how Microsoft is working with networks and partners to leverage it’s financial, technical, and social change commitment. "Our philanthropy has to ignite action. We need leverage points."

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Network Change Technology Social 103

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. The post Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 80

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. Right now, we're working hard to empower Latino residents to see themselves in our museum. Let’s start with empowerment.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

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. The post 2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations appeared first on Kindful.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Or, less monster-centric, we may simply lack the requisite know-how to build a bridge that works.). 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. What Can We Do, Then?

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Digital Laptop Mali Myspace 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. They hope to reach out to residents and spark conversations about philanthropic work and to give advice and assistance to residents who want to advance charitable causes. The John D. and Catherine T.

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Virtual Philanthropy Foundation Second Life 50

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

This " Demo Spotlight " highlighted six upcoming games to present their work in front of a stellar jury: Frank Lantz of Zynga New York and NYU, Ken Perlin of the Games for Learning Institute , and Connie Yowell from the MacArthur Foundation. SOS_SLAVES. Include "embedded assessment" (tracking hits, how long a player is on the site, etc).

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Over the last year, the work of Traveling Postcards keeps crossing my path, so I asked its founder, Caroline Lovell, to share with us: How Traveling Postcards works The path that brought her to this work Her favorite Traveling Postcards success story How we can get involved with Traveling Postcards I've posted her answers below.

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" I firmly believe that all people have something meaningful to contribute to our communities, cultural work, and society at large--including youth. Kids with no food in the fridge.

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Teen Arts Classroom Student 25

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

With a culture of open source designs, Instructables, wikis, and blogs, we can start an international movement. Convergence of Social Health Media With Youth Culture. The convergence of click-and-mortar youth culture trends, coupled with Search2.0 The convergence of click-and-mortar youth culture trends, coupled with Search2.0

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Comment Open Source Social Media Drupal 50

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2022

The oceans give us life. Plastic already falls from the sky, suffocates sea life, and is carried by currents and winds to every nook and cranny of the earth. We have all the knowledge, tools, and imagination we need to turn things around and protect our life-giving ecosystem. Plastic doesn’t work in a closed loop.

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Maldives Environment Collaboration Life 52

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. People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action.

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Model Action Congo Museum 26

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. We work with about 60,000 refugees from across the continent. Can you talk about how that works, and what the pros and cons of that process are?

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Interview Sudan Africa Congo 40

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. NAACP Legal Defense Fund —LDF works to protect the most vulnerable in our society.

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Resource United States Movie Louisville 52

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

I am a fundraiser who’s been working out of Toronto for the last 10 years. I have been in philanthropic development for nearly 20 years and started my career as an event-based fundraiser, worked into individual giving throughout Southwest Louisiana, Houston, and then moved here four years ago. I work as a fundraising consultant.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 107

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. Each of their stories was then illustrated on used life jackets, taken from the beaches of Greece where refugees arrive.

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Social Media Campaign Greece Media 46

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. But, will be sharing guest posts from participants at the various camps.

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Technology Empowerment Problem 109

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world. We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work. We do it in a number of ways.

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Green Global Action Network 40

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

At EveryAction, we live and work by the motto "Build the World You Want." No matter how much you give or to whom, the important thing is to support those organizations whose tireless work is striving for a world you want to live in. To that end, we've put together a list of nonprofits doing their part in building a better tomorrow.

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Support Alabama Organization South Dakota 100

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

During our conversation, Seane talked about what inspired the creation of Off the Mat, Into the World, her trip to Cambodia, the connection between your inner work and your outer work, and the tools Off the Mat, Into the World uses to help people determine how they are being called to be of service.

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Interview Cambodia Children Uganda 46

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

And, at a time when the international women's movement is facing challenges, it would be great to have a reminder that good news is going on, that good work is being done, that progress is happening. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing.

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. And I work here at Ella Baker Center. It's really an honor to be working here doing some amazing work with a new program, Reclaim the Future.

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Arts Podcast Action Interview 40