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20 Crowdfunding Services for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits in North America, Europe, and Australia have a multitude of online fundraising services to choose from mostly thanks to their government’s efforts to build digital records and databases of legally verified nonprofits. That said, this year’s Global Trends in Giving Survey includes questions about crowdfunding.

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Seven thousand young Mexican geeks attended the 3rd Mexican Campus party July 18-25 in Mexico. In Mexico, donated and branded by Movistar). A week-long registration in Mexico cost $100 for non-campers and $114 for campers (who also got to keep their very nice pup tents). I think maybe a movie or game or two gets downloaded.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

is a question I often hear people ask. As I become more immersed in the nonprofit world, I learn more about dilemmas in philanthropy; questions like: "where will my contribution have the most impact?" As part of a. continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Andrew Noyes, manager of public policy communications at Facebook, noted Facebook's involvement after the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, as well as after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, explaining how the platform is educating the public and letting them know how they can help. Frequently, they are simply bystanders.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

We use journalism because it is a very empowering profession, enabling people to become the "question askers" in their societies. So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

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. 2016 Government and Not-for-Profit Conference. Leadership. Jan 13 - 15.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

Jose sits on various economic development boards: the Oakland Workforce Investment Board, the Bay Area Business Advisory Board of Directors for the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, and the OneCalifornia Bank Advisory Board. He came in the '70s when there was still the Bracero Program in Mexico. That's a good question.

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