Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

The annual week-long celebration continued until a collection of women’s groups and historians led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women’s History Alliance) successfully lobbied Congress to pass Pub. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

In looking at some of the project examples , I found several that focus on women's empowerment and rights in India. Two other proejcts include Navsarjan ( www.navsarjan.org ) and Dappu ( www.sakshiap.org ) that work on human rights issues affecting Dalits,a tribe in rural india.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

An important part of what we do at Salesforce.org is to convene those who can push the needle on improving the state of the world, and Davos was an ideal opportunity for us to engage inspiring speakers on pressing issues such as mental health, climate change, inequality, and global health. Jack Harries understands the power of storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment. Last year, I was honored to work on an amazing project that brought me to the Ukraine along with a delegation of women technologists to work with local women’s groups on building technology skills.

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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. I want to return the favor with three things this project brings up for me. It''s about empowerment and community leadership through art and history.

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Teen Change Museum History 45

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

We are now directly participating in the DAISY Consortium’s Transforming Braille project, which seeks to dramatically lower the cost of braille cell technology, the fundamental technical building block of a braille display. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries.

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Literacy eBook Images Accessibility 208

Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment. The velocity of learning will be high. Ship often.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

Do you have a plan for managing issues around ethics, bias, and interpretability? DataRobot’s team of experts will assist in identifying and refining potential machine learning projects from your data, and guide your organization through the creation, implementation and maintenance of predictive models using their standalone platform.

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Learning Model Nigeria Spam 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2008

I was a mentor on Ore's Blog Mentoring Project in Africa as Joitske Hulsebosch also writes about. I also had a chance to work with Ore through Nancy White and KM4DEV Technology Stewardship issue. It is amazing to me that we have this rich history of working on project together, but we have never met face-to-face!

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Africa Empowerment Mentoring Tools 50

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Other CSR teams promote programs to address a huge range of social issues. What CSR projects have had the biggest impact? Over the same period, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) teams have grown. Technology CSR teams have pioneered programs globally to provide access to technology. What have been the biggest successes? spanhidden

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The royalties that I earn from my books have been donated to nonprofits to support women’s and girl’s empowerment work and given this past week, I am all the more convinced of the need to support such programs. You can order your copy here.

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Cambodia Empowerment Nonprofit Training 50

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

Surety bonds are issued by banks or insurance companies to guarantee that an obligation will be met. A performance bond guarantees satisfactory completion of a project, and in the event of non-performance, the bond covers the monetary loss. Municipal bonds (munis) are debt obligations issued by government entities. iv [link].

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Research Minnesota San Francisco Work 84

Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2019

The Salesforce platform allows you to see the future more clearly, with easy-to-build detailed reports and personalized dashboards that help you visualize key business metrics and spot trends to identify opportunities and solve issues before they surface. The power of AI at your fingertips. Investment in innovation.

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Associations Classes Platform Empowerment 60

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As part of the Transforming Communities project, we had the opportunity to explore apps targeted toward youth as well as apps developed by youth. Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project.

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Teen Netsquared Student Library 65

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. You Can’t Lift People Up by Putting Them Down’: How to Talk About Tough Issues of Race, Poverty, and More. Trust-Based Philanthropy Project. Philanthropy for change, not charity.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

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. Consider the issues with printed books. I’m a big fan of the printed book and always have been. First, they are place-based.

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Accessibility eBook People Copyright 135

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

NVF for GPA funds projects across a broad range of issues, including but not limited to: Family planning, Financial services for the poor, Gender equality, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH). Proposals can be for either core or project-specific support. Areas served: US. Boulware Foundation. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 80

Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

NVF for GPA funds projects across a broad range of issues, including but not limited to: Family planning, Financial services for the poor, Gender equality, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH). Proposals can be for either core or project-specific support. Areas served: US. Boulware Foundation. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

We’re proud to present Youth Projects TV from Melbourne Australia with the 2 nd place overall award for their submission titled: No one grows up wanting to be a drug addict. Youth Projects TV will receive prizes from: GoToMyPC. Cisco Flip cameras. Seagate Hard Drive. View their Flickr set. Second Place. Flickr Pro.

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Storytelling Award Digital Challenge 64

Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

The pandemic caused additional burnout and stress as nonprofits had to pivot with less resources and rising cash flow issues. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. From there, you can determine what projects can be shifted around.

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Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Program Design. Peer Learning Exchange: Theory of Change.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Over the last few months, I’ve been collaborating with Andy Gibson and David Wilcox , and Clive Holtham and Nigel Courtney from Cass Business School, on a book about using new technologies for social benefit projects. A set of principles and guidelines which we believe underpin the most successful ‘social by social’ projects.

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Social Empowerment Conversation Skills 147

Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment. Non-traditional Groups, Innovative Ideas.

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New Jersey Proposal Law Empowerment 44

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

But in the nonprofit realm, my perspective on helping nonprofit organizations with technology issues has a lot to do with client empowerment, learning based on what’s needed at the moment, and active collaboration. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it? I learned a lot.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness on this important issue. Even if your organization isn't involved in this issue, these organizations' work offer great examples of how a theme month or day can bring attention to your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations. Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew? We embed the product donation with a connection to the community and capacity building.&#.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

They address high poverty, a huge epidemic of diabetes, the high school dropout rate that is double the American average , and several other issues. in Oklahoma is one of the frontline organizations that addresses these and other issues in a very interesting way – starting with the children.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

In the case of Microsoft, their current mission is youth empowerment. Once you do get a conversation with someone in corporate philanthropy, do your homework beforehand on organizations and project that they’re supporting. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for long-term philanthropic partners.

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Philanthropy Survey Results Giving 55

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

SOS_Slaves is part of the transmedia project “Sands of Silence: Fighting Sexual Slavery and Trafficking.” ” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. SOS_SLAVES.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

While informal involvement or input for a specific project is always useful, there''s also value to more sustained participation--and the relationships and accountability that comes with it. We worked with C3ers at the kickoff workshop to map the issues and communities of greatest interest and connection.

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Community Story Museum Map 39

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Combined with check-ins with the grantee or partner throughout the project, these clear expectations of impact increase the chances of hitting your shared goals. . Takeaway #4: Collaboration is necessary to solve the big issues today. . This information allows your organization to review applications based on anticipated results.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

In the case of Microsoft, their current mission is youth empowerment. Once you do get a conversation with someone in corporate philanthropy, do your homework beforehand on organizations and project that they’re supporting. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for long-term philanthropic partners.

Philanthropy 44

Philanthropy Survey Grant Giving 44

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

While there was evidence of plenty of community engagement work across museums and galleries, most of it was funded project by project. Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations. The financial austerity measures applied external pressure to the Our Museum institutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

Every time we encourage a volunteer to launch her own collections research, or empower teens to launch their own program series, or invite new partners into our projects, we invite them to participate. Empowerment? What do you think has changed around these issues in the past five years? What is participation for?

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Here are just a few of the many examples of how the humble mobile is being used for development: For those nonprofits working on agricultural issues - The Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange (Kace) , provides crop growers with the very latest commodity information via SMS and has helped farmers to quadruple earnings.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. The new project is called the Mobile Giving Alliance. In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off.

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