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Four Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Philanthropy is very much a two-sided coin. Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology. Attend webinars.

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Trends in Grantmaking: Putting Equitable Grantmaking into Practice

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Mckinsey , Gartner , and DNV have all come to the same conclusion. Louisa Robinson, Business Analyst for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation , shared during a webinar on Modern Grantmaking that they started making a concerted effort to collect diversity information from their grantees in 2020. And how it was a continual journey.

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Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Philanthropy is very much a two-sided coin. Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology. Attend webinars.

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5 Nonprofit Technology Trends to Watch in 2017

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By 2020, over 26 billion things – cars, appliances, roads – will be connected to the Internet (Gartner), yet the vast majority of staff working at nonprofits have never heard the term “Internet of Things.” Update: Apple Pay Now Let’s Nonprofits Accept Donations. 5) The Nonprofit Sector Embraces the Internet of Things.

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How Carnegie Corporation of New York Got Microsoft Donations Through TechSoup

Tech Soup

Now that more and more 501(c)(3) private foundations are discovering that they are eligible for Microsoft donations through TechSoup , it may help to hear how one foundation's director of information technology got the software she needed. Jim: I hope you don’t mind my asking but is saving money a big deal for foundations?

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I was also surprised to read this post by the Web Metrics Guru, not the usual type of blog that covers the nonprofit world or philanthropy.

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Is Your Nonprofit Using Data to Boost Productivity?

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Instead, establishing a foundation of performance metrics and prioritizing strategy development can allow fundraisers to be more effective and spend more time on the things they do best. Technology can pose as many productivity challenges as it solves, according to a Gartner/Deloitte report.

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