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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? He started his career at a digital solutions start-up in South Africa, and for the past 4 years, he’s been part of the WFP technology team. What are ways of providing specific and real-time guidance for farmers?

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Why Using Technology to Accelerate Climate Action is More Essential Than Ever

Saleforce Nonprofit

Ecopreneurs, or startups focused on solving climate challenges, are launching innovative ideas to protect the planet and drive climate impact locally and at scale. Governments need to step up and set a clear global nature framework this year at the Convention on Biological Diversity , as we call for in our Salesforce Nature Policy Priorities.

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What are the nonprofit management implications of Pay for Success programs?

ASU Lodestar Center

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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Webinar: Monthly Donors, Social Media, and Cross-Channel Integration: Critical Tactics to Boost Your Fundraising in 2013

Care2

Over the last 10 years, Sarah has worked on issues related to food sovereignty, genetic engineering, and local food security. In addition to his work in the environmental advocacy arena, Eric has extensive experience working on political and issue campaigns from Wyoming to South Africa.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Seattle, Washington: What You Need to Know About Board Governance. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Matloding, South Africa: Technology for Rural Development. Feeling overwhelmed?

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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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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. State/Local / #MadisonNonprofitDay / @nonprofitday. State/Local. State/Local. State/Local.