Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As government aid keeps shrinking and the demand for nonprofits’ services continues to climb, more and more organizations are struggling to make ends meet. One of the most valuable benefits for nonprofits comes from Business Productivity Platforms and their ability to empower nonprofits to innovate across the board.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2021

As an industry, we have typically thought of disasters in the natural sense, however after 2020, we have had to take a completely new stance on what disasters can look like. It is not ideal to wait for disaster to strike to establish your employee relief fund (but it can be done). Looking to start your own Employee Relief Fund?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Think about that for a moment — we have over 300 consulting and product partners that are serving thousands of organizations and institutions globally. Are we doing enough on the front end to prevent personal and professional disasters from happening? They impact our homes, schools, businesses, relationships, and sanity.

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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. We can’t only invest in a product.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Whether involved in humanitarian response in conflict or disaster situations, development work, human rights, or peace-building, our international nonprofit customers have some of the most complex nonprofit missions on earth. Deploying the application into production does not end the process of harm minimization. Alex Parker.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Nonprofits will see a rise in need stemming from people on the margins of the disaster recovery response. For nonprofits to rise to the level of need - government, funders, network organizations, and philanthropy will need to support nonprofits that engage in social enterprise approaches.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Disasters strike and organizations provide humanitarian aid - it's that simple. They're also currently involved in a very recent disaster relief effort from Hurricane Isaac. If you've ever donated to a major disaster effort, these interactive maps also provide an idea of exactly where your money is going.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2021

Audience research is changing—along with a changing world—to help us on our quest to better understand audience behavior, needs, frustrations, and successes and ensure products and services are successful. As organizations navigate and adapt to connecting with users in new ways, here is what we see as valuable going forward.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

How to Protect Your Pets in a Natural Disaster. I used to do this weekly when I worked at the San Francisco Food Bank because breaking news, changes in government policy, and disruptions in the economy tended to have an outsized impact on our work, the need in the community, and what donors cared about. Arts and culture.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c)

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

We have dozens of donated and discounted green products on TechSoup and from time to time, we like to have a deeper look at our green product donor companies. ESRI has more than 300,000 customers, including most of the world's governments. Jack Dangermond founded ESRI 40 years ago and still runs the company with his wife Laura.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This is huge for disaster preparedness. That said, if the government really wanted to, it could request your data, but Microsoft would let you know if this ever happens. cloudcomputing Office and Productivity Cloud microsoft office 365 TechSoup Event Running Your Organization cloud computing' Image 3 : SanGatiche / CC BY.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Commissioned by national touring agency, Performing Lines, the training assisted venues in marketing the forthcoming tour of Red Stitch’s acclaimed production of ‘Red Sky Morning‘ We helped marketing and management staff get to grips with, and genuinely leverage, social media to help sell the show."

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Examples of open government data reuse in US by private corporations and nonprofits is also highlighted and a webinar to help those that also want to use it is being hosted this month. “ Targeted sharing ”, which was used for the campaign now forms the basis of Edgeflip’s first product. Open Government Data.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

Charity, business, and government, all accomplish great things but have their limitations. When disaster strikes and people need water and shelter, they are not usually in a position to pay for that service. And lastly, government. We know that government is rightly tackling many problems for our common good.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Autodesk's advanced design software can be used to design buildings, infrastructure, products, entertainment content, and more. See the Autodesk Donation Program for details about the products offered through TechSoup. Autodesk is perhaps best known for its computer-aided design (CAD) software, AutoCAD. What's Available?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Technology in Times of Disaster which features Geoff Livingston, Wendy Harman from the Red Cross, and George Durham as well as representatives from Nethope and Ushahadi (disclosure – I’m a board member). A Unified Voice for the Nonprofit Technology Community: Possibility or Herding Cats? Are you the picture taker???

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., international aid organizations showed an enhanced focused on disaster planning and preparation before disasters, said Bob Ottenhoff, president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. International affairs – Refining the message.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Several respondents we interviewed indicated that cloud products and related information, such as blogs and newsletters, were not available in their local language. And that means advocacy and access can happen in ways similar to open government efforts." Who knew of such things? Our Thoughts on This. We welcome your thoughts!

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2016

This is huge for disaster preparedness. That said, if the government really wanted to, it could request your data, but Microsoft would let you know if this ever happens. This means if something happens to one server, your data won't be lost. You Completely and Totally Own Your Data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

government aid, capital investment, philanthropy and remittances. 3 This study reports that a change is occurring; the long-held perception that the reduction in global poverty is primarily driven by government aid (from the U.S. billion from $226.2 billion in 2009,” 1 largely due to the improved economy. CAPITAL INVESTMENT (U.S.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

Launch New Products and Services Before investing resources in a new initiative, be sure you understand how it will impact your current systems. Often these competitors are for-profit businesses with the resources to quickly develop user-friendly sites offering attractive products and services.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . Senior Vice President for Military, Veteran and Government Affairs. Leads World Central Kitchen’s emergency and disaster relief efforts and long-term impact projects . Kimberly Mitchell.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

" Big Brother : A cloud provider can and will hand your data over to the government, often without telling you. If your organization would consider fighting a government subpoena of its data, the cloud is not the right choice. Check out our cloud computing page for more products and resources. And that's okay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it? Told story about doing a workshop and someone said the product didn't work. Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

While not a new concept or strategy, environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs are on the rise. On the other side of business influence in the Vietnam War was the production of Agent Orange, a chemical weapon used by the United States Military and produced by several US based c hemical companies.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

It is a provocative piece that really made me re-evaluate how I view disaster and humanitarian giving. This phenomenon isnt limited just to disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and volunteerism, though. Stannard-Stockton referenced a video produced by "Good Intentions Are Not Enough," an online service of The Charity Rater, LLC.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

Here’s a thought: attempt building a skyscraper with no ground work—it’s a disaster waiting to happen. It should also detail the workflows and processes that will govern the organization’s operations, from program delivery to administrative tasks. The first gust of adversity may very well be its undoing.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Working with both their own customizable products and all the leading financial platforms, they’re the expert to look for. Compared to other nonprofit marketing agencies, Meyer Partners has a particularly wide range of expertise, as they support digital and analog communications (and they even do disaster response appeals!).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2009

What was clear is that the competition for nonprofits to deliver their messages to people is nearly as tough as that of consumer products and services – and is some places they are competing with consumer services or are part of the consumer good message.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2023

Technology doesn’t distribute supplies in a disaster or ensure everyone has access to fundamental rights—humans do those things. Big or small, nonprofits work alongside individuals, partner organizations, government agencies, healthcare providers, volunteers, and staff to make sure our communities and our planet are improving.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s no longer a question of whether the impacts on the environment of our collective human actions over decades will continue to result in more extreme weather, natural disasters, and economic instability. These are all sobering reminders that climate change isn’t just a distant threat anymore — it’s happening now. We are sharing ideas.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

percent of the country’s gross domestic product, up from about 1.8 Hollywood celebrities have become central players on deeply political issues like development aid, refugees and government-sponsored violence in Darfur. But this is starting to change. Americans gave $295 billion to charity in 2006, equal to 2.2

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

Since turning vegetarian over a year ago due to self consciousness about the unsustainable nature of meat production, he has been trying to think of solutions that could better engage people to change their current habits for collective good. What are the implications of such a tool on our production-heavy consumption-driven society?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. Disaster Response. International Disaster Community of Practice.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

They remind me a lot of Rod Beckstrom's ideas that I posted earlier about IT support following a disaster. The population at large would probably not trust the federal government to run a national level information network for reuniting families and notifications for finding people. I thought her comments would be worth posting.

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