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NGO Connection Day: Singapore

Tech Soup

On Apriil 29 Microsoft and TechSoup held an NGO Connection Day at the Microsoft office in Singapore. TechSoup's partner NGO, the Hong Kong Council of Social Services , attended as well, giving local attendees a personal insight on how TechSoup's global network enables capacity and community building around the world.

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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the Institute of Applied Economic Research , there are 820,000 existing NGOs, also know as ONGs (organizaciónes no gubernamentales), in Brazil. What would you like the world to know about NGOs and fundraising in Brazil? It’s incredible to see thousands of small NGOs doing so much with so little resources.

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Seeds for a Future

ASU Lodestar Center

The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance. Like this article? Get another!

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Spotlight on TechSoup's Global Partners: Blogs, Hacks, How-Tos, and More!

Tech Soup

Find out which 10 resources they recommend for building a better website. NGO Pulse (South Africa). From funding challenges to the need for better governance, find out about the current state of NGOs in South Africa and what must be done for it to improve. GuideStar International. Image: gabindu.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Jan 24 - 25.

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Seeds for a Future Part 2: Understanding communities and traditions

ASU Lodestar Center

This post is a continuation of Seeds for a Future Part 1: Getting your NGO off the ground. When starting a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in a community other than your own, it is important to recognize that there are cultural barriers (try to call these "opportunities") to consider. Like this article? Get another!

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Nonprofit? Really, is that the best name we can come up with?

ASU Lodestar Center

Resources & Development. This is a big deal because the federal government confers some nice benefits on the ones with a public mission. If you get your tax-exemption under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, you get a special name: public charity. Nonetheless, given its currency, NGO is a candidate.

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