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Sparrow Launches Evidence-Based RefugeeMobile Partnership

Tech Soup

Launched in April 2016, Refugee Mobile will conduct an evidence-based pilot study in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin to demonstrate the theory of change. This approach will support nonprofits, government agencies, and market actors. RefugeeMobile Pilots a New, Evidence-Based Approach. It helps them accelerate out of poverty.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

Chicago, Illinois: Justice Data Lab: Unlocking Government Administrative Data. Houston, Texas: Net2Houston Refresh! Chicago, Illinois: Getting Started Measuring Your Impact When There's No Way You'll Do an RCT. Portland, Oregon: Microsoft for Nonprofits — Vote for Your Topic! Thursday, May 11, 2017.

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.)

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Houston, TX / $250. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Leadership.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How do I measure thee, let me count the ways, etc). Real Time Representation - How Social Media is Changing the Face of Government submitted by Erica O'Grady 2008 marked the year of the first Twitter from inside the Oval Office. Plus Ed Schipul has a list of panels from folks in Houston. THIS is Iron Chef ??? Not on this list?

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Objective : 1) Measure the effectiveness among 18-45 year olds of event sponsorship and advertising in real-time and 2) Measure this audience’s interest in green issues raised by the global concerts and sponsors. Cool Factor : Government Goes Mobile. Cool Factor : Mobile as a research tool.

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