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10 Questions …. Kate Behncken, global head, Microsoft Philanthropies

The NonProfit Times

Kate Behncken is corporate vice president, global head of Microsoft Philanthropies, a global, multi-disciplinary team that brings together corporate social responsibility, sales and engineering functions. A good portion of her working life is traveling to see the implementation of Microsoft Philanthropies’ work.

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Quick Guide to Grants for Nonprofits: Tips, Resources & More

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Government The government provides grants at federal, state, and local levels to ease the burden of overhead or administration costs for nonprofits like yours. For example, the federal government often provides funding to state and local governments for formula grants that benefit federal programs. The Ford Foundation granted $1.07

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Grow Your Community #NPTechChat: Challenges, Opportunities

Tech Soup

What are the best practices to harness influencers as your online community changes? Serving 236 countries and territories, TechSoup is an international network of 63 NGOs that leverages technology to build nonprofit capacity and help solve social problems locally and globally. How do you open up a design process that works?

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

A host of cultural, economic, social and infrastructural barriers keep women locked out from the empowerment potential of Internet access. But while global experts search for solutions to bridge the worsening digital divide for women, it turns out the answers are at our fingertips. The women I work with every day are ready.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Microsoft’s technology capacity work in the nonprofit technology sector includes partnerships with Tech Soup Global , NetHope in disaster relief as well as others.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Sweet Briar, Virginia: Website Trends and Best Practices. Storytelling and Content Strategy Best Practices. Monday, September 25, 2017.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

That’s especially true coming off of a year defined by a global pandemic, social justice movements, and a tense presidential election. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. Daily Practices to Prevent Employee Burnout.

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