Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

The project is funded by the Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, and The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Broke and living in community housing, I came home one evening to find my room burgled, my laptop and cash savings gone. The project partners include Shiree Teng, Groupaya, and Compasspoint.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

For example, if your photo and accompanying story show a young person in your program delivering groceries to an older person, go with, “Older people count on our students to bring their groceries.” Mary fell in love with Nancy Drew books as a child and is excited to see her students improve their reading skills. I sure don’t!)

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Employee Assistance Funds (EAFs) are philanthropic entities created and funded by a company to which employees in need can apply for cash relief. Donating computers and laptops to school districts is strengthened by working with nonprofits such as Comp-U-Dopt to refurbish electronics and purchase new equipment for families in need.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2015

And they're doing this using the programming language Java on their laptops. It has trained more than 470 students seventh grade and up in 13 libraries throughout Silicon Valley. Students bring their own laptops to a public library, and receive instruction from high school-aged instructors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

E-Mediat is funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the United States Department of State with support and in-kind donations from Microsoft, Cisco and craigslist Charitable Fund. I met Dina Masri, a talented engineering student and change maker at the University in Jordan.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

When all was said and done, we received a 2005 seed-funding grant from Full Circle Fund and launched the Refurbished Computer Initiative program. At the time, we had a very limited selection of offers, comprised only of desktops and laptops, most of which had Pentium III processors (you get the idea). Fast Forward to 2012.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Perhaps there is a new stadium that needs funding, the art building is in need of repairs, but sometimes there is no real focus at all. Hey, this is our yearly fundraiser, won’t you gives us money to help current students have a great experience at our university? Fundraiser Training & Support.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

Students are among the most technology savvy people I know. And increasingly this includes High School students down the street. 7) Partner with a corporation to get their laptops and other equipment coming off lease. Many corporations lease their PCs and laptops, often over two years with a $1 buy-out.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

They’re substantial funding for a nonprofit. Use your screening results to see if any of your annual fund donors have major-gift-level wealth or have donated substantial amounts elsewhere, and plan your strategy accordingly. to give private tutoring to elementary school students is much better. Why Are Major Gifts Important?

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the spring and summer of 2021, with funding from AmeriCorps, our research team held focus groups with volunteer administrators about their technology use in the pandemic. School districts scrambled to get Chromebooks to students. Information technologies and social media are here to stay. Who are these people we talked with?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. MacArthur Foundation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

When all was said and done, we received a 2005 seed-funding grant from Full Circle Fund and launched the Refurbished Computer Initiative program. They're urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work. With a catalog.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Here’s how it works: Let’s say you urgently need to replace six laptop computers for students in your program. You mention to one of your best donors about the laptops and that replacing them isn’t in the budget but it really needs to be done so the students can continue learning. Think of it as a matching gift fund.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Raising funds. org, and five Unity College students embarked on a bio-diesel powered road trip to encourage President Obama to restore solar paneling to the White House roof. He was able to fund his trip largely through corporate sponsors that he recognizes on the UnRoad Trip website. Creating meaningful volunteer opportunities.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Browse our selection of refurbished laptops, desktops, and monitors. Retaining donors lets you spend less time and funding on donor acquisition. Millions of low-income students rely on free or low-cost school meals. If your organization’s hardware needs a lift to get you off of XP, TechSoup has you covered.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Let’s say your auction is dedicated to increasing educational opportunities for students in need. You might auction off laptops, school supplies, and other similar items. In addition to showcasing your auction items and facilitating registrations, make sure that your website can host “fund-a-need” items.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. If you want to keep up with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), check out the wiki. New (To Me) Blogs Living on $2 Day @ UMW students will live on $2 a day if you donate money to Kiva to support a loan to Gurbat in Azerbaijan.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Instead, you can say, “Hey, you are helping us to change the lives of kids like Sam, and I know that that’s why you give because you want to see more students have mentorship and change the trajectory of their life. You’re helping to change lives of these students.” Here’s the link for you to give.”

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 2, 2021

Yet constantly looking for new ways to engage your audience and raise important funds can be a challenge. For example, a local tech retailer might be willing to offer donated or discounted laptops, cell phones, or video game consoles that you can auction off for much more than you spent to procure them.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This means new challenges ahead in scaling Bookshare.org to serve every single student with a print disability in the U.S. This event was very exciting, as we have never previously received federal funding for Bookshare.org. OSEP told us on a Sunday that we needed to start serving students for free right away.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. I was flying into DFW and I had my laptop out and I was preparing a presentation and I was wondering, you know, “Do I know what I’m getting into?” They’ve got great dreams and vision and passion, but they don’t have funds.”

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