Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

In the last six years, Community Boost_r , ReStart Challenges , and Things Camp have used an open community challenge model. These open challenges help activists, nonprofits, journalists, techies, and community members identify, refine, build, and launch technology tools to solve pressing local and regional problems.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

Particularly in the last several years, in the wake of the financial crisis, organizations have struggled with a variety of challenges related to government support. In the United States, we rely on government to provide key economic supports. embedded in government contracting. consistent, structural challenges. So to cover.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

Recent years have seen several examples of moments that captured public attention—typically after years-long efforts and organizing before they burst into wider awareness. They all have a strong desire to mobilize public interest and advocate for systemic change. And, their impacts last.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

If you’re struggling to make ends meet, you’re probably using a broken funding model — meaning your organization cannot survive into the future on the funding you are receiving now. Broken Funding Models for Nonprofits Truly, it’s not your fault. Broken Model #1: Self Pay. Broken Model #2: Sole Source Funding.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It’s also responsible for making sure the organization meets its regulatory responsibilities and files appropriate paperwork with government agencies. Plus, it’s responsible for ensuring that you meet goals and keep promises to the public, donors, and beneficiaries. It’s a much bigger responsibility than most people understand.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 18, 2018

posted by Emma Mones Class 12 Public Ally. Therefore, I took a leap of faith, took “the road less traveled,” and applied for Public Allies Arizona. Starting out, my main focus was recruiting community members to become change makers and role models in children’s lives—also known as Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Well-planned events enable nonprofits, community groups, businesses and government agencies to showcase AAPI arts, food, performances, and more. Effective outreach strategies should focus on connecting with local AAPI groups, leaders, and community centers. Notable AAPI athletes, journalists, or other public figures.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Most nonprofits are small, and community-based, serving local needs with over 90% spending less than $1 million annually. For nonprofits to rise to the level of need - government, funders, network organizations, and philanthropy will need to support nonprofits that engage in social enterprise approaches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A recent study from two researchers affiliated with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has challenged the public perception about AI’s negative impact on society due to the “robots taking over jobs.” Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . This is a more macro lens.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. Choose a strategic planning model based on your nonprofit’s current circumstances, opportunities, and threats. It’s best to use this model when your organization’s external surroundings are generally calm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? But paradoxically, many local community-based nonprofits aren’t healthy: they’re unable to meet rising demand, pay escalating rents, or compete for top talent, and they are struggling financially. But many local residents are struggling.

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Create Philanthropy Alexa Local 99

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the luxury chocolate brand, Green & Black’s, Jo Fairley is an inspirational businesswoman who paved the way for others to follow her sustainable business model. Don’t Configure Technology, Configure Its Users.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This lab will bring together leaders from across the nonprofit, government, and for-profit sectors to lend their expertise to ideate and co-design technology solutions to advance progress on this issue. He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Those initial fundings rarely come from online donations, most are community-based initiatives, companies, and local government incentives. This is happening right now and over the next decade, I think Brazilian nonprofits will have more options at more accessible prices powered by the SaaS model.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

Past winners have had a hand in creating and funding the biggest organizations in our space, built nonprofit technology communities large and small, and are exploring and sharing some of the most interesting and innovative technology models. The 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

In Nonprofit Quarterly, Jennifer Amanda Jones said, “Organizations that can regularly access training, can improve governance, program outcomes, fundraising and community engagement. Peer-to-peer learning models is a great way for staff to mentor each other and either learn a new skill or strengthen a previous skill.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The blurring lines between government, nonprofit and for-profit sectors have led to innovative vehicles to fund interventions that address society’s most intractable problems. In June 2016 a bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives to allocate $300 million for state and local SIBs over ten years (Wallace, 2015).

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Program Management South Africa Evaluation 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. What models of “collective impact” or multi-stakeholder collaborations have emerged; is there a typology?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public. When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Givinga

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Corporate citizenship delivers measurable business value when companies leverage their core competencies to address environmental, social, or governance issues. Large corporations often create foundations that provide tax-deductible grants to support their local communities or chosen causes. Grants from a Private Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Production Network: This type of network inspires and encourages collective action by members to create innovative practices, public-policy proposals, and other tools or products that lead to social impact. Resources: What is the network’s funding model? Governance: Who decides what the network will do, how do they decide?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? They reached to these communities through the NetSquared Warsaw groups, tech- and startup-focused meetups, and through local universities such as the Warsaw University of Technology. Apps4Warsaw. A Contest Built on City Data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They are called "next gen major donors," and according to a recent report issued by the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and 21/64 , they will "have tremendous influence on the direction of and support for efforts to improve local communities and solve global problems over the next several decades.". Only time will tell.

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Intergenerational Philanthropy Indianapolis Children 85

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs? Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Where does your organization sit in your community?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

She has been featured in The Washington Post, CURRENTS magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and other industry publications. An avid blogger with over 15 years executive-level experience across the private and public sectors, she spices up the topic of financial management in publications for Bill.com, Bloomerang, and Hive. .

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Causes New York City Storytelling Atlanta 32

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

In late 2011, Funder’s Guide to Networks will synthesize the knowledge and publish a print publication for the broader field of philanthropy. What are the different models? Governance and managing across difference in power and capacity in network participants / members. How and when to catalyze networks?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

There are many different types of hackathons: from company hackathons (such as Facebook's All-Night Hackathon ) to government improvement hackathons (like #HackWeTrust. The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2020

Around the world, the interconnection of government agencies, science funding, academic medicine, academic research, and public health – these organizations are part of an incredible symbiosis and now are harnessed toward one end – finding treatments and creating vaccines.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. But, alone, the organization can’t make the change.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Communities of practice often include practitioners from the public, private and nonprofit sectors – all actively developing shared resources, best practices, and tools to solve some of society’s toughest challenges. These groups bring together cross-sector leaders to develop talent, improve performance, and deepen community impact.

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Practice Develop Community Boston 22

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Imagine what a regular library would look like if it couldn’t stock books that could be purchased by the general public! exception model works well here. Government funding is slim, and not available in most of the world. We now have volunteers throughout India adding local language titles such as Tamil into Bookshare.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. Robin Nuttall : There is simply a lot of value at stake for business in connecting well with society, and by society we mean a whole range of external stakeholders—government, academics, NGOs.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2009

We also had some great role playing contributions from Jess Tyrrell of Germination (playing the “Council Leader&# ) and Cliff Prior of Untld (playing the “Civil Society Minister in a new Tory Government of 2010″). But without a public sharing/pitching of the idea then the other groups never learn from each other.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It has been almost three weeks since we concluded bbcon 2018 in Orlando, and we’re still wrapping our head around the terrific content seen and inspiring conversations overheard amongst over 2,000 attendees from across the social, private and public sectors. If you’re just starting this process, consider the creation of a logic model.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly. data and governance, profiting from social change projects, and access to data and tools. " Alec Ross, Senior Adviser to US Secretary of State, speaking on Open Governance. disaster).

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