ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Consider reaching out to local universities to tap into departments, professors, and students for consulting, resources, and education. By following these steps, your organization can replace poor capacity with self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment. Explore possibilities for partnerships.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Program Attitude Instruction 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

Zero Divide published a report called “Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now”. We know that when low-income families can access other people’s consumer feedback it is both extremely useful and a source of empowerment. that explores how mobile is bridging the digital divide and opportunity for nonprofits.

Profit 110

Profit Student Review Empowerment 110

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate. Accordingly, U.S.

Literacy 208

Literacy eBook Images Accessibility 208

Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The goal of these case studies is to raise awareness of the impact these nonprofits are making in South Africa. The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The organization focuses particularly on women and students in rural areas. Art and Media. Children and Education.

South Africa 60

South Africa Africa Profile Case Study 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States. … Read More

Open 70

Open Guatemala Tips Training 70

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. It works well for students in the United States, but we’re still not reaching American adults to the extent we would like.

Accessibility 135

Accessibility eBook People Copyright 135

sgEngage

MAY 14, 2024

and how they impact students, families, and public funding in general. The state’s income-based EdChoice Expansion Scholarship program awarded each K–8 student up to $6,166, while high school students received up to $8,408. ESA funds stay with the state until a student’s parent or guardian approves payment to the school.

Blackbaud 69

Blackbaud Software District of Columbia Student 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

Last week’s case study about how the Students for Free Tibet vets participation generated some great responses and advice in the comments from Wendy Harman , Red Cross and Stacey Monk , Epic Change, both veterans of online fundraising and voting contests. Will the contest provide a meaningful opportunity for stakeholder empowerment?

Contest 98

Contest ROI Online Fundraising 98

Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

Most Native American students do not go to college, so many Educational Talent Search. The program serves 750 students in 14 rural schools. Finally the other technology heavy program that American Indian Resource Center will be doing is called NATIVE, the Native American Teaming and Visual Empowerment project.

Oklahoma 47

Oklahoma Resource Profile Adobe 47

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The Social Impact Bond (SIB), developed in the U.K., Patsy Kraeger, Ph.D. Welcome to Research Friday !

Research 84

Research Minnesota San Francisco Work 84

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP's donation program is part of their overall social benefit efforts , which aim to accomplish the following goals: Impacting 1,000,000 lives by focusing on meeting basic needs, enhancing education, and creating sustainable growth and economic opportunity. Tech for Good.

Giving 44

Giving North America Ghana China 44

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

However, the judges were sure to point out that a social impact game shouldn't have to try to invent new game genres to create an experience where players can empathize with the characters. Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike. JURY FEEDBACK. Like many transmedia projects, SOS_Slaves is ambitious.

Game 81

Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

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. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. We would bring students.

Interview 40

Interview Sudan Africa Congo 40

Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Our work started by focusing on long term empowerment projects. For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects. We had over 20,000 volunteers in Puerto Rico alone, most of whom were Puerto Ricans who had been impacted by the hurricane themselves.

Puerto Rico 75

Puerto Rico Haiti Guatemala Hawaii 75

Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Here at Cloud for Good, we know firsthand the impact a superior CRM platform like Salesforce can have on an organization. Success Story: Creating Engaging Student Journeys with St. That is why we are thriving as a company, because of our team and their desire to go above and beyond to do good in the communities we serve.”.

Community 72

Community Cancer Giving Grant 72

Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

leadership, collaboration, empowerment). If you sense the team is up for it, invite them to the final challenge of distilling their work into an impactful short phrase that the team members adopt with pride. Additional resources Creating Statements: How do you measure the impact and effectiveness of your vision and mission statement?

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit International Team Process 52

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore some effective strategies and tips for nonprofit leaders to leverage social media for fundraising and make a lasting impact on their cause. For example, if your nonprofit focuses on youth empowerment, platforms like Instagram and Snapchat might be more effective than LinkedIn.

Social Media 126

Social Media Donation Media Fundraising 126

NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Defining the connection between IT and your mission will help your organization thrive and fulfill its mission more efficiently, allowing you, in turn, to create more impact in the world. Why do Imagine Cup students develop more field-based IT innovation in 9 months than nonprofits in 5 years? Why are we running our own help desks?

Technology 60

Technology Management Cisco NTEN 60

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

It could be chosen for reasons related to the institution''s mission (for example, a focus on youth empowerment) or for reasons related to the market demographics (for example, a growing number of Latinos). Does this mean that we should try to make school tours disproportionately accessible to these students?

Demographics 20

Demographics Audience Museum Arts 20

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Impact Circles - Birgit Pauli-Haack Executive Directors meet to open the Pandora''s Box of technology and take the beast to serve their organization''s mission and save time and money. Stones Worldview Tango - Richard Cirille Empowering learning for students world wide. Collecting data on all user learning activity.

Ideas 94

Ideas North Carolina Map Children 94

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. A high school English teacher in Zimbabwe, whose name is Betty Makoni , began hearing stories from her students after school, that they had been raped.

Photography 40

Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

We know that the carbon impact of all that travel is bad for the planet, and the personal impact of all that travel is bad on our bodies. I started doing this back in 2007 , when we won our first big federal contract for Bookshare, to take it from 3,000 students back then to more than 350,000 students now. Why do I do it?

New York 100

New York Boston Washington Africa 100

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

I really wanted to support people to be on the mic whose voices are often silenced in our society, and the people who are most impacted by poverty and environmental racism and some of those things we've talked about. And what I always tell the students that I work with is, number one, stay in community. Do not isolate. It's so easy.

Arts 40

Arts Podcast Action Interview 40