Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Everyone’s favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted last year that January 1 st is astronomically insignificant (which did prompt the best response ever: kudos @theseantcollins, spoken like a guy that puts definite articles in front of his name). Grantmaker Resolution: Reach out, go to foundation convenings and networking events.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Our current model mainly depends on government and foundation support enabling us to provide free library services to members. Our goal in working with the Internet Archive on the Open Library would be to experiment with a Wikipedia-style “please donate if you can” model to offer a global solution for free to everybody.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2008

Photo by Bennecontentos Sarah Dopp got me wondering about the definitions of these two terms: authenticity and transparency. But, first I wanted to check on some formal definitions. Givewell's goal was to make a thorough analysis of charities (the kind now exclusive to foundations) usable to all donors, large and small ???

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

to see if your nonprofit, charity, foundation, or public library is eligible for the new Office. This app uses the cloud to constantly refresh its database of words so you have the latest definitions and spellings available. Apps for Office. Bing Dictionary (Word 2013) is not your traditional online dictionary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. The definition of links or how you're connected is defined however you want. The Core are people who do most of the work (think wikipedia editors.)

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

It's the definite article that causes problems, implying there's an easy way to think about the issues surrounding the inequitable access to technology -- and perhaps an easy solution. of foundation funding goes to nonprofits led by people of color, people of color make up 16.5% Brett Meyer, NTEN. The digital divide doesn't exist.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

Two, three many license agreements Developer sensitivity to issues like this have led to a proliferation in new license agreements by major players such as MIT, SUN Microsystems, and the Mozilla Foundation. Wikipedia has published a list of software licenses that can give you some sense of how the definition of FOSS has fragmented.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the Merriam Webster dictionary definition featured in the Office Action, this is the third meaning of social: “advancing the welfare of human beings in society.” The use of social as an adjective to modify enterprise dates back to at least the 19th century in the writings of Karl Marx (although modern usage does not follow Marx’ usage).

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The donor can be an individual donor, a family, a business, a foundation, or members of the Board. And when you start your planning early, you have time to identify and approach a donor who knows your work well for a large matching gift of $5,000, $10,000, or more.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

Rob Acker, Salesforce Foundation’s COO says " because so much of a nonprofit's success hinges on maximizing the connections between people, whether it's knowing what companies a prospective board member works with, to knowing that a donor runs in circles with others who would seem likely to kick in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. Definitely a must-read, particularly the post by Steve Bridger on the power of storytelling. Unthinkingly points us to the last mile wikipedia , a 400,000+ article no-images version of the wikipedia that fits snugly into a CD and launched by Geekcorps. It's called Moulin.

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