Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Now that the United Nations Millennium Development Goals have expired and in some ways, have succeeded surprisingly well , the UN has developed a new set of even more ambitious goals. Governments, foundations, and charities learned a good deal from working to implement the previous UN goals. There were eight goals. In 1990, 1.9

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

Yesterday, June 5, was World Environment Day. Funders are seeing this challenge and answering the call, using their influence to not just support the sector’s own path to net zero, but also increase the capacity of the sector to drive an equitable transition to net zero globally. Funding Community-Led Climate Action.

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EveryAction

APRIL 21, 2017

Earth Day is this Saturday and there's so much you can do to defend, fund, and educate yourself on the critical environmental issues we face as a global population - here are six to get you started. Explore a national park. Don't have time to plan a national park adventure? Show up for science. Need plans for the weekend?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If your nonprofit serves other areas, check out the other funder lists I recently wrote, including ones on Education , Arts & Culture , and Environment & Conservation. Global Fund for Children. National Park Trust. Global Fund for Children. National Park Trust. Funding Priority: Youth Programs. Good Sports.

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

There is no better time to support local and national nonprofits protecting LGBTQ rights and serving the LGBTQ community, and while there are far too many organizations doing great work to list them all, these are a few that we're big fans of. National Center for Transgender Equality. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Transgender Law Center.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. Ashley Madison.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The digital storytelling approach illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. National Air & Space Museum. Alliance for Justice.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. National Endowment for the Arts. Climatelinks.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The global meeting of leaders, doers, and movement-makers saw new and varied community partnerships and announcements that push traditional boundaries and create cross-sector opportunities for many organizations and communities. If there was ever a moment for a call to action for climate change, it is in the wake of the COP26 conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Further, Occupy has put pressure on the government to better regulate corporations and banks. He says: "Which brings us to the global crisis that began in 2007–2008. The discussion was only about how to maintain it: through government intervention or a laissez-faire approach that assumes the Market always knows best.".

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Further, Occupy has put pressure on the government to better regulate corporations and banks. He says: "Which brings us to the global crisis that began in 2007–2008. The discussion was only about how to maintain it: through government intervention or a laissez-faire approach that assumes the Market always knows best.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

I had the privilege of attending an event for A Billion + Change , a national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars in skills-based and pro bono volunteer services to help build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to effectively meet community needs. And she should know.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

"(T)o provide a platform for understanding, visualizing and analyzing global energy systems that will help the world accelerate the transition to cheap clean energy for all." Global Energy Observatory ? s Los Alamos National Lab. Tags: Collaboration Environment Technology. See Thomas Friedman?

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

"(T)o provide a platform for understanding, visualizing and analyzing global energy systems that will help the world accelerate the transition to cheap clean energy for all.". There has been a rising consensus that we need to transform our global energy system to reduce energy usage and to shift to less carbon intensive energy sources.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. National Endowment for the Arts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2021

Perhaps not as well known as Yellowstone or Yosemite, public lands like the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Jefferson National Forest, and the Clinch River State Park sit within a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, home to more than 100 species of Greatest Conservation Need. © Steven David Johnson; July 2019.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2013

The intent of the event is to speed up efforts to address the African e-waste problem in a manner that protects the environment and workers' health, and also creates economic opportunity. The event is sponsored by Microsoft and organized by TechSoup Global , WorldLoop , and Mico E-Waste Solutions.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. The Corps Network National Conference.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Our funds have helped make Oregonians healthier and better educated, provided greater access to social services and the arts and culture, strengthened the nonprofit sector and improved the environment for all who live and visit here.”. We’ve set a goal to make MMT a national model of a regional foundation,” Stamm said.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. But, it’s not the only one!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

A TechSoup Global project, #NPTechChat is a monthly Twitter-chat series for social change activists that reduces barriers and increases impact by using technology around the globe. Sheila Warren, general counsel, NGOsource/Techsoup Global; @sheila_warren. Join Our Experts at the Next #NPTechChat.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

We have a global economic meltdown. And we have this thing called the global climate crisis. Charity, business, and government, all accomplish great things but have their limitations. And lastly, government. We know that government is rightly tackling many problems for our common good. We’ve got a lot of problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

“Yet while measurement is critical to making progress in global health, it’s very hard to do well. You have to measure accurately, as well as create an environment where problems can be discussed openly so you can effectively evaluate what’s working and what’s not.” ” 2. Use Measurement To Improve Results.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2011

This was originally posted on the TechSoup Global Blog and was authored by Keisha Taylor. Engaging the imagination, it puts forward four global scenarios, with an accompanying fictional case study that describes how philanthropy and technology may co-evolve for development.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. According to the Baltimore Sun , It was, in fact, the giant snowstorm in 2010 that was the impetus for the federal government to push more employees to work from home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

As I was listening to the panels surrounded by global social innovators, the multiple meaning of the word “social” struck me. If you don’t have an open environment inside your company or country, these new tools will blow you wide open. conference (Rio+2.0: Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development).

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Every nonprofit, big or small, stands to gain from working towards a common global goal. What are the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? The Cold War was creating widening rifts between the east and west, and a byproduct of that was contention within the United Nations. Working together is often easier said than done.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2016

They've helped citizens secure their human rights, responded to domestic and international crises, fed the hungry, cured diseases, offered a rich array of arts and cultural programming, and protected our environment. Simply importing frameworks or approaches from business or government doesn't work.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

These programs are one big reason why refurbishment is now a significant part of the global recycling industry. It's Not Just About the Environment. This interest may have been kindled when he was an ICT advisor to the government of Namibia before he came to Microsoft. Refurbishing can also be lucrative.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. In 2014, Goodwill received $3.94

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2022

And even as these dire consequences are known, child labour has increased globally to 160 million. Governments should embrace internationally recognised fundamental rights at work including ending forced labour, discrimination at work, respecting workers’ right to freely choose representation and ensuring safe and healthy working conditions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Because yesterday, the 77th UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened at the UN headquarters: the largest gathering of world leaders, and a prolific environment for truly global conversations. Those global leadership conversations are still as passionate now as they were this time last year.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level.

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JUNE 21, 2018

Reach , which is a measure of vendors’ ability to compete on a global scale. Reach can have one of three values: national , international , or global. Also, highly personalized learning environments with individual development plans, competencies, licenses, and certifications are available.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Or is your nonprofit doing good work to save the environment? If you can convince us you are using our products or resources in a way that helps the environment or keeps your organization "green," you can win. Sponsored by TechSoup Global (" Sponsor "), 435 Brannan St., Submit your story anyway! Interested?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Or is your nonprofit doing good work to save the environment? If you can convince us you are using our products or resources in a way that helps the environment or keeps your organization "green," you can win. Sponsored by TechSoup Global (" Sponsor "), 435 Brannan St., Submit your story anyway! Interested?

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