Greater Giving

MARCH 28, 2023

As a golf tournament organizer, it’s your job to make sure that your event is exciting for players and also raises money for charity. To play Putter or Purse , event attendees buy tickets to receive: 1) One raffle entry for a chance to win the putter or purse, and 2) The opportunity to take a shot with a putter on the green.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2015

When we found out about Lovay Wallace-Singleton's new project to build a solar-powered organic garden in North Carolina, one that also brings rehabilitation and jobs to veterans, we had to talk to her. The garden's organic produce will be sold at local farmers' markets to fund project activities. Job Placement and Support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. Adding social media to that already packed job description just would not have been possible. An overburdened job description inevitably leads to social media burnout.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Van Jones , founder of the grassroots think tank Rebuild The Dream , CNN contributor, and author of the visionary The Green Collar Economy , is one. She turned one of the big regional Goodwills into a thriving green organization. Their president and founder Matt Bauer also co-edited the Nonprofit Guide to Going Green.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Parts of the plan were funded under the Federal stimulus package including the Connect America Fund , which was created to supply affordable broadband to underserved people and areas. The National Broadband Plan and BTOP. The FCC created a National Broadband Plan in 2009 based on a Congressional mandate. A number of U.S.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Why do all this if you’re just having somebody spoon green beans onto a lunch tray? Train Them On the Job. Whatever it is, giving your volunteer a broader look at why their job is important is motivating and gives a great sense of accomplishment when it’s complete. Your Fundraising Volunteers.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In a small way we've begun such a process with the new collaborative PhD funding in Oxford's Museums, Libraries and Gardens [link] — Dan Hicks (@profdanhicks) November 11, 2019 Nikhil Trivedi suggested reading Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun's White Supremacy Culture document and reflecting on how those issues relate to management.

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VisionLink

JUNE 7, 2010

For example, Ball Aerospace, responsible for instrumentation and repairs for the Hubble Space Telescope, develops businesses with the university’s aerospace engineering sciences program and federally funded labs, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology. If you''d like to work for us, please contact jobs@visionlink.org.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Here is advice from several providers to give you a general idea: Bloomerang : YouTube video with instructions for coding gifts as “in-kind” in the “Fund” field and entering a gift value of $0. Your job is to thank promptly and personally , and provide information as to the powerful impact of the gift. Saying thank you for the gift.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

Have you ever thought about starting a green cafe? When the WorldChanging SF bloggers had their first face-to-face meeting there, I asked Chris if he would do an e-interview with me about how he started the cafe, what makes it green and how other people can start their own green cafes. green cafe business Oakland

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2010

As the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported last Friday, Apple’s policy has raised the ire of some nonprofits leaders and there is a online petition with almost 2,000 signatures collected so far sending Mr. Jobs at Apple a message. Apple needs to feel more pressure from nonprofits, charities, and public media on this topic.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Mission Assets Fund is scaling up its unique Lending Circles program, a social loan program that enables low-income people who are outside the banking system to lend and borrow with each other with interest-free social loans. They specialize in providing both hard and soft job skills. They are part of the Federal AbilityOne network.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2010

Conversation One Just as I finished my breakfast, I looked across the way and saw Larry Brilliant, the new head of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. It was a triple-play kind of opportunity: every city in the developing world needs help grappling with waste and with greenhouse gas challenges.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

Since its founding, Fashion Project has expanded to serve over 500 nonprofits, helping provide valuable funding for disease research, humanitarian aid, sustainability initiatives and disaster relief. is a weekly video series produced by PBS Digital Studios, hosted by curator Sarah Urist Green and author/vlogger John Green.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Secure funding from five new grant partners? If you make time for a grantwriting class or a webinar on stewarding major donors, you can make time for a YouTube tutorial on project management, time management, or an aspect of your job you want to make more efficient. Put your long term goals somewhere where you can see them.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 11, 2020

When you search using Google, Google Ads advertisements are the first search results atop the page, usually with a small, green “Ad” icon next to them. . There’s no point in doing a half-baked job yourself. If not, funding is cut off. Google Ads is Google’s targeted pay-per-click (PPC) advertising product.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are signs your nonprofit may be in the danger (red) or caution (yellow) zone, rather than the full speed ahead (green) zone: Your budget has stayed the same for quite some time or it has shrunk. The funds you’ve raised have stayed the same or decreased year over year.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Building a donor-friendly website is a complex job – part marketing and part technical. Blue and green are cool, calming colors that work great for outdoorsy, environmental nonprofits. appeared first on Get Fully Funded. That’s a lot of pressure on you to have a good website! Colors: Colors are so important. They invoke a mood.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2009

I posted a new interview last week on the Big Vision Podcast with David Cohn , the Founder of Spot.Us , a nonprofit pioneering community funded reporting. Two new shows are up on Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast where Lara Galinsky, Echoing Green's Senior Vice President, and I discuss how to create a career with impact.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! , or by writing a review to encourage folks to check it out. I'd *really* appreciate it. Please note that because the conversations take place over six years, some people's work and lives have changed. Happy listening!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Example: The Environmental Defense Fund's blog, Climate 411 , "is the voice of the experts at Environmental Defense Fund, providing plain-English explanations of climate change science, technology, policy, and news." Example: Green for All posted about how Green for All Supports Local Green Jobs Corps in Tennessee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

At Fort Mason on San Francisco Bay investors, fund managers and social entrepreneurs put their heads together to discuss what it will take to do better, and do more, in the space that lies between strictly nonprofit and strictly for profit. An easy example is green technology. She’s launched a policy project you can read about here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! I've also listed all of the interviewees with photos and links below. Please note that because the conversations take place over five years, some people's work and lives have changed. 2011 Aneesha Raghunathan, Owner, Hope Line Fashions Coming soon!

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Our long-term goal is to help the community develop leadership skills, create enterprises that provide jobs and to help Guatemalans gain the self-confidence needed to identify and pursue a vision for themselves that is inclusive of men, women, young adults and children.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. New Venture Fund. Vermont Women’s Fund. Global Fund for Women. The Moriah Fund. Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples. Wallace Global Fund.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. New Venture Fund. Vermont Women’s Fund. Global Fund for Women. The Moriah Fund. Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples. Wallace Global Fund.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Please note that since the interviews take place over two years, some people's work has changed and they may have new job titles, or may be working somewhere else now. Listen Read Nola Brantley, Parenting and Youth Enrichment Director, and the Coordinator of the Sexually Abused and Commercially Exploited Youth Program at the George P.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

They may have new job titles, or be working somewhere new now. Alli is now the Business Partners & Events Manager at Green For All and Art in Action Youth Leadership Program). I've listed all of the interviews below with links to the audio and the transcripts. Scotland Youth Program in West Oakland.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Last fall, we marched all 350 or so Environmental Defense Fund staff through two days of a social media challenge. We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter. Why did we do this? How did it go?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 17, 2009

While re-reading Echoing Green's book, Be Bold: Create a Career with Impact , I've been thinking about one of its main ideas--that people have moments of obligation. One of my moments of obligation came during the Green Festival in San Francisco in the fall of 2002. Echoing Green Fellows' descriptions of their moments of obligation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

Nonprofits rely heavily on giving from private citizens to have the funds necessary to carry out their mission and strengthen their communities. The tax law and jobs act (TCJA) presents many changes for nonprofits to consider in 2018. posted by Kristin Harvey ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management student.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Facebook and video are also topics of interest to my audience. Some guest authors did a great job of activating their networks and retweeting their guest posts - which, in turn, raised their postrank score. How could I have done a better job of measuring its success? What could I have done better with the guest blogging program?

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

It also matches philanthropists with volunteer opportunities and funding recommendations. It uses a crowd-funding matching system like the famous Kiva.org system. Local NGOs choose what is most needed in their area and apply online for funding. Find a list of current project funding requests here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

They may have new job titles, be working somewhere else, and in some cases, have new names! Below are links to conversations with 48 big visionaries who I've interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast over the last four years. Please note that because the interviews take place over four years, some people's work and lives may have changed.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

Since its founding, Fashion Project has expanded to serve over 500 nonprofits, helping provide valuable funding for disease research, humanitarian aid, sustainability initiatives and disaster relief. The Art Assignment is a weekly video series produced by PBS Digital Studios, hosted by curator Sarah Urist Green and author/vlogger John Green.

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Chicago Museum Arts Influence 28

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Pie Ranch is a Bay Area nonprofit that teaches urban youth about food and farming: "We have planted wheat for pie crusts and berries for filling, and are raising bees for honey, goats for milk and chickens for eggs on a 14-acre parcel above the historic Steele Ranch at Green Oaks Creek.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

You have to take action either by taking a class, doing an informational interview, volunteering, interning, going to an event, or taking a job in the field that interests you. Looking for a job can be a lonely, frustrating experience. I get a degree in X, I get a job in X), can be extra challenging. Sign up for it.

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