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Funding to address Canada’s digital divide

Charity Village

If you are reading this, you probably have stable internet access, a laptop, smartphone, or tablet, and the skills required to use the internet effectively and safely. But many Canadians are not as fortunate.

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6 Strategies to Boost Donation Revenue for Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Building relationships with all of your supporters can strengthen your donor retention rate and help your nonprofit raise more funds over time. Vs. “Donors’ tireless support and the generosity of our local community helped get 100 laptops into the hands of local students interested in pursuing computer science careers.”

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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

DipJar

Many assume that it is a Carnegie-funded library, but they are mistaken. The land and funding came from William Curtis, the son of a local ship captain, who turned down money from Carnegie to build his community’s library himself. Laptops and hotspots were offered. More power stations and a laptop bar. The solution?

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How to Move Your Nonprofit Forward During COVID-19 with Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They can broadcast the video right from their laptop web camera. They can personally cast the vision of why funds are needed during these challenging times. A quick and simple video from your organization’s leader is a personal touch that tells your story. Take it a step further and do a personal video every day of your virtual event.

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Libraries pivot to survive pandemic

Candid

Libraries have helped fill the void by providing hot spot access and in some cases laptops computers to students. To support that work, we’re pleased to share Visualizing Funding for Libraries. Library professionals and supporters use the platform to identify funding opportunities for innovative projects and community solutions.

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Harnessing generative AI for good

Candid

The unfulfilled promises of blockchain to advance social good, a proliferation of mobile apps in developing countries that failed to garner adoption , and cheap laptops that were going to change the world are just a few examples. For example, Candid’s Foundation Directory helps nonprofits identify potential sources of funding.

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Are Crowd Funding Platforms the New Patrons of Independent Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I invited her to share her experience in crowd funding. Some of the tools needed to do this work are obvious: a camera, microphone, headphones, tripod, laptop, and maybe a light. I am currently raising funds for a story that I believe needs to be told about the 2011 people’s uprising in Madison, Wisconsin. January 21.